Safety and the 9 Healthy Living Practices

HLP 6. Reducing the negative effects of animals, insects and vermin

HLP 6. Reducing the negative effects of animals, insects and vermin

People’s health can be affected by contact with animals, vermin and insects in the living environment. Vermin are pests or nuisance animals, especially those that threaten human society.

People’s health is badly affected by contact with animals, vermin and insects in the living environment.

Examples include:

  • Mosquito borne illnesses,
  • Chronic gut parasite carried by dogs,
  • Dustmites causing increased levels of asthma,
  • Flies carrying trachoma bacteria that impacts on eye health,
  • Mice and rats attacking electrical cables and water pipes.

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