What is asthma?
Asthma is a respiratory condition, victims of this type of condition has difficulty breathing, this is marked by attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the lungs. It is usually connected to allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity. Yes, that is correct, allergies are actually one of the major contributing factors when it comes to asthma.
Now this post will share one of the most commonly found allergens in our homes, and these allergens are most often overlooked and not even considered as a allergen.
It is estimated that Asthma affected over 260 million people in 2019 and caused over 460 000 deaths. Wow that is alot.
Now the allergen that I want to discuss today is found in 78-95% of urban homes and there are anything between 900 - 330 000 of these creatures that cause these allergens within one home and no, this is no tying error, up to 330 000 can be in one home. No freaken way, yes freaken way.
What if I told you that Cockroaches
are a leading trigger of allergies and asthma attacks. Yes I know, they normally blame pollen, grass and mold, but everyone seems to overlook Mr Roach. Cockroach saliva, droppings and decomposing bodies contain allergen proteins known to trigger allergies and increase the severity of asthma symptoms, especially in children.
New evidence suggest that early exposure to cockroach allergen can actually cause asthma to develop in preschool-aged children.
Still hesitating to phone Pest Control?
Roach Approach S.A
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