My fellow classmates and I had a hard time on deciding on something different from the ordinary when composing our blog post. After coming up with many ideas, I remembered that the exterminators were coming to my apartment right after class. So with that idea at hand, we posted our public health sticker on the exterminator van.
Pest control is a very important part of public health. In my apartment, we had an intense roach and spider infestation. They crawled through the pipes, drains, dirt and then all over our groceries and clothes. Not only did this affect our living situation at our apartment, but also everywhere else we went and stayed. The roaches and spiders traveled with us in our laundry bags and school bags and started infesting my car or my parent’s home. Since roaches can survive up to 3 months without food, they multiplied in the places we spread them in.
Not only are they everywhere, but they leave their droppings behind, especially on the packaging of our food. This affected would affect our food safety to a point that we had to throw a lot of it away. Pests are pretty much everywhere, but if the levels get too high in an indoor, enclosed area, it must be controlled or it will affect my health and possibly anyone else whom I associate with.
Pest infestation is not looked at being a serious issue, but it’s an issue that can seem to be easily prevented; however, it can be rather difficult due to the extent of the infestation. When dealing with pest it is can result in many serious health conditions. Pest not only can leave behind infectious diseases but they could also leave behind waste. The waste can be a detriment to one’s health because of the living environment which may not be suitable for a human.
With the extensive knowledge through Public Health we tend to overlook things such as infestations because our primary focus is usually dealing with STI’ and other infectious diseases in the world that pest control is not as serious when in all actuality it can be just as important. Our group decided to open the eyes to our fellow peers that some situations that we think is small maybe just as important as the next public health issue.
Pest control is a very important part of public health. In my apartment, we had an intense roach and spider infestation. They crawled through the pipes, drains, dirt and then all over our groceries and clothes. Not only did this affect our living situation at our apartment, but also everywhere else we went and stayed. The roaches and spiders traveled with us in our laundry bags and school bags and started infesting my car or my parent’s home. Since roaches can survive up to 3 months without food, they multiplied in the places we spread them in.
Not only are they everywhere, but they leave their droppings behind, especially on the packaging of our food. This affected would affect our food safety to a point that we had to throw a lot of it away. Pests are pretty much everywhere, but if the levels get too high in an indoor, enclosed area, it must be controlled or it will affect my health and possibly anyone else whom I associate with.
Pest infestation is not looked at being a serious issue, but it’s an issue that can seem to be easily prevented; however, it can be rather difficult due to the extent of the infestation. When dealing with pest it is can result in many serious health conditions. Pest not only can leave behind infectious diseases but they could also leave behind waste. The waste can be a detriment to one’s health because of the living environment which may not be suitable for a human.
With the extensive knowledge through Public Health we tend to overlook things such as infestations because our primary focus is usually dealing with STI’ and other infectious diseases in the world that pest control is not as serious when in all actuality it can be just as important. Our group decided to open the eyes to our fellow peers that some situations that we think is small maybe just as important as the next public health issue.
Group members:
Pratikshya Maharana
Julia Sexton
Sheridan Seguban
Sonya Cameron
I agree with the idea on how infestation issues can often go unseen. The effects of infestation can easily be overlooked due to the difficulty of actually tracking the diseases they spread. With that said, it wouldn't hurt for more focus to be shifted onto this problem.
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That was a very creative spot that you picked. Pest control, like you stated, is often overlooked. I know that pest often carry diseases and if the pests are not taken care of, they become a health risk. This was a problem at your apartment but can happen in public places like restaurants, this falls then under public health.
ReplyDeletePest control is a major public health prevention specially in Florida with a more humid climate we are at risk to contract a disease from an animal or insect such as West Nile from mosquitoes or children that spend a lot of time outside in the playgrounds could be at risk. Also limits the rodent infestation which are major disease transmitter.Pest control is something we do not think about been a major public health prevention but it is one of the major one , though this was a great choice.
ReplyDeletePest control can be easy to overlook, especially when it's not happening to you. A lot of times we only hear pest control in the news when it occurs in a restaurant. Pests are everywhere and we don't usually take them serious as we should because infestations can occur to anyone. The infestations can lead to more serious affects that we should be cautious of. Good job at informing and bringing pest problems to the light.
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