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Do Cockroaches Cause Deadly Respiratory Disease?
Question: IHAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YOU SAY THAT THE ROACHES DIDNT CAUSE THAT PROBLEM FOR HE COULD NOT BREATH AND HE HAD TO BE ON A BREATH MACHINE THE HOUSE WAS INFESTED WITH ROACHES ME AND MY BROTHERS LIVE THEIR 15 YEARS IHAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THAT I AIMOST DIED FORM THAT PROBLEM ME AND BROTHERS NEVER THAT ABOUT THAT PROBLEM WE ALL HAD RESPIATORY PROBLEMS WE NEVER HAD NO BREATHING PROBLEMS WHEN WE ALL MOVE IN THAT PLACE OVER THE YEARS PASSED MY FIRST BROTHER GOT SICK HE COULDNT BREATH HE PASSED AWAY THEN I GOT SICK I COULDNT BREATH I AIMOST PASSED I WAS TOO SICK TO GO BACK HOME MY DAUGHTER TOOK ME IN AND I GOT BETTER NOW THIS NOW MY BROTHER JUST PASSED MOSTLY BECAUSE HE COULDNT BREATH IT HURTS SO BAD INSIDE I GOT TO KNOW WHY MY BROTHERS BOTH PASSED AWAY IN THAT PLACE WE ALL GOT BREATHING PROBLEMS TWO HAS PASSED AWAY FROM THAT PROBLEM HOPE YOU CAN ANSWER QUESTION
Brief Answer:
Do you have allergies to roaches(Cockroaches)? Any other allergies?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about what you all have gone through especially the loss of your two brothers. Accept my sincere condolences on this. If you all lived in the same environment, got sick and all had respiratory symptoms/breathing difficulties, then there must be something in common there responsible for this. More to this is the fact that you moved out and have no longer suffered from the same problem. This means that there was something seriously wrong there and for sure you must be hurting discovering this.
However, cockroaches are not widely known to cause respiratory disease even if there was cockroach infestation. While this is possible, I will also suggest that the entire environment be evaluated for other possible environmental clues such as molds and fungal. Also, they should look for potentially toxic substances to the lungs. After a careful examination, a final decision would be made on what the most likely cause is. At this time, it is premature to limit it to cockroaches only without further investigations.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services.
Do you have allergies to roaches(Cockroaches)? Any other allergies?
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about what you all have gone through especially the loss of your two brothers. Accept my sincere condolences on this. If you all lived in the same environment, got sick and all had respiratory symptoms/breathing difficulties, then there must be something in common there responsible for this. More to this is the fact that you moved out and have no longer suffered from the same problem. This means that there was something seriously wrong there and for sure you must be hurting discovering this.
However, cockroaches are not widely known to cause respiratory disease even if there was cockroach infestation. While this is possible, I will also suggest that the entire environment be evaluated for other possible environmental clues such as molds and fungal. Also, they should look for potentially toxic substances to the lungs. After a careful examination, a final decision would be made on what the most likely cause is. At this time, it is premature to limit it to cockroaches only without further investigations.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services.
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