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Cockroaches Cause A Quarter Of All Asthma Cases
Speaking at a press conference, Paramesh gave that 75 per cent of children who suffer from asthma, develop the disease when they are around five.
In all cities, the chief cause of asthma is air pollution, adds Paramesh. In Bangalore, the situation is alarming- the incidence of asthma had risen from around 9 per cent in 1979 to 26 percent in 2004.
Paramesh undertook a study from 1979 to 2004, which covered the environmental changes causing respiratory problems, in Indian cities. In Bangalore Paramesh said, data gave that only 11.5 per cent of schoolchildren studying in low traffic density areas suffered from asthma. Shockingly enough, this the number went up to 34 per cent among children who studied in high traffic density areas and who were also from lower economic background.
Interestingly, Paramesh has accounted 25 per cent of the causes for asthma to cockroaches.
Cockroaches can be found even in the most affluent homes. This pest is very difficult to get rid off. It is always better to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) methods instead of harmful chemical sprays, against these die-hard pests. This comprises using an array of slower-acting but more longer-lasting and eco-friendly methods such as cleanliness, physical bait traps, borax powders instead of harmful sprays, etc.
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