Chemicals are not only harsh to pests, but they are equally or more harsh to humans. They also have a lot of long-term effects on the environment we breathe in. Chemical pest control method should be used as the last resort if you really love your health and the environment.
Following are few negative effects of chemical pest control on us:
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Causes Skin Problems
You may not have directly touched any chemical, but the chemical residues remain on the surfaces and other things at your property. Sleeping on the bed sheets that got exposed to chemicals during the pest control or wearing exposed clothes can lead you to skin irritation and rashes.
The same condition can lead you to chronic skin disorders if not paid attention to during the initial stages.
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Leads to Eye Infections
There are certain chemicals used during pest control services that can prove very harmful to your eyes. Sore eyes or eye redness, swelling, eye-irritation, watery eyes and burning sensation are all conditions caused by chemical pesticides if gone in to your eyes. It is always advisable to wear your glasses or cover your eyes as long as the pest control is going on.
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Causes Brain-Related Problems
Strong headaches or migraines, lack of concentration, lack of sleep or restlessness, dizziness or lightheadedness, memory loss or brain cancer (in the long run) are all serious conditions and illnesses if you keep exposing yourself to these deadly chemicals.
The long-term loss is perhaps irrecoverable and most of the people working in chemical factories have a lot of chronic brain problems that cannot be cured after a certain time.
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Promotes Respiratory Problems
Overexposure to any chemical can have a lot of adverse effects on us. Pesticides, if used regularly at home or office, can cause some deadly chronic health problems. Some of the most common ones are breathlessness, difficulty in breathing, coughing, blocked or running nose and cold symptoms.
This happens when you are constantly inhaling the smell of strong chemicals.
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Causes Digestion Disorders
Despite you taking a lot of post pest control precautions, there are higher chances of chemical pesticides getting ingested by you directly or indirectly. Vomiting, nausea, gastroenteritis, tight belly and stomach infections are all caused by strong chemical pesticides.
The conditions can be chronic and can lead to various types of stomach cancer or even death upon ingestion.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Though any kind of exposure to chemical pesticides is not a very noticeable factor to promote Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but it definitely contributes to its already existing symptoms. Some cases or workers (in factories of pesticides) in hospitals have been reported with CFS conditions due to overexposure to chemical-based pesticides in factories.
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Other Chronic and Serious Illnesses
There are few people who have been reported with memory loss and high toxins in their bodies. These toxins have led them to body impairment or certain other chronic heart diseases. Any exposure to strong chemical pesticides is a contributing factor to other serious heart, lungs and liver diseases.
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Leads to Death
In case you have ingested toxic food (exposed to chemical pesticides) directly and unknowingly, the result can be death within a very short time (if immediate hospitalization is not attempted). The reason is certain chemicals lead to brain stroke or cardiac arrest upon ingestion.
It also leads to food poisoning that mixes with your blood thereby causing a stronger chance of fatality.
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