| They go just about every dirty and dark corner of | | | | in animal products like beef, poultry, milk, or eggs. |
| the planet. Through their nocturnal excursions they | | | | Once way to avoid salmonella is to avoid cross |
| spread disease. | | | | contamination. For example, many products with |
| According to the National Pest Management | | | | salmonella are thoroughly cooked and the person |
| Association, there are nearly 33 different kinds of | | | | does not get infected. |
| bacteria, six kinds of parasitic worms, and at least | | | | What roaches do is walk all over uncooked decaying |
| seven other kinds of human pathogens carried by | | | | matter. In essence, they spread the germs around. If |
| cockroaches. Consider the fact that cockroaches | | | | salmonella gets into your home, the roaches can |
| walk through sewage and decaying matter. They | | | | transmit it onto areas that wouldn't otherwise have it. |
| transmit the bacteria into your home. In addition, | | | | Allergies |
| roaches can be an allergen for allergy sufferers. | | | | Roaches love dark damp places. What grows in these |
| They have been found to carry the pathogens that | | | | damp places is mold. Many roaches actually die from |
| cause tuberculosis, cholera, dysentery, and typhoid; | | | | mold. What happens is the roach gets real moldy and |
| as well as 28 other bacteria (like salmonella). Because | | | | then sheds the exoskeleton. As the exoskeleton |
| of they way they live, they can carry just about any | | | | decays, mold and roach exoskeleton irritate allergy |
| bacteria or disease that lives on decaying organic | | | | sufferers. Some people say the roach is second only |
| matter or sewage. | | | | to the dust mite in allergy irritation. |
| Salmonella | | | | Roach Bait |
| With salmonella, you will get diarrhea, abdominal | | | | Boric acid roach bait is a fantastic solution. We call it |
| cramping, fever, and nausea. It is most often found | | | | MRF 2000. |