Pests and their Packages: Diseases Caused by Pests

Judaholiver201813 Jul, 2018Business

Pests can be a handful to deal with without proper tools and know-how. Sometimes, when you take matters into your own hands, it only gets worse. So next time you need some termite control in Singapore, look for professionals to do the job. And to do it fast and right away as some pests can cause a great deal of damage to your family�s health. Read on and find out some of the worst diseases caused by your common household pests. Chikungunya Caused by mosquitoes, it was started by a pathogen found in Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. Carried by the Aedes mosquito, the same species that cause dengue fever, chikungunya fever has seen an uptake in Singapore. With Singaporeans travelling to places where the disease is endemic, the Ministry of Health has reported more than 300 cases in the first half of 2013 alone. According to Dr. Limin Wijaya, Senior Consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, the rise is probably due to the prolonged hot weather in th