ECS::Animal Byproducts - Dander & Feces that cause Severe Health Complications

Animal Byproducts

Almost all animals kept indoors (dogs, cats, small rodents, birds, etc.) contribute dander, skin flakes, and other excrements to the circulated air. Animals like rats, mice, squirrels, birds, bats, and chipmunks can pose an even greater threat by existing inside a home or building in areas that are rarely monitored and cleaned.

Dander (shed skin), the primary food source for insects like the dust mite, collect on carpets, bedding, furniture, clothes, and any other upholstered items. These collected particles can act as catalysts for the growth of several dangerous micro-toxins.

Although dander can lead to negative health effects, the feces left by indoor animals is much more dangerous. Cat litter boxes and animal cages that are not properly cleaned and disinfected will lead to viral and bacteria growth that will spread throughout the home. Many of the bacteria found in bird feces have been linked to diseases like cryptocosis.

When rodents, birds, or reptiles are allowed to live in attics and crawlspaces, the adverse health effects of the home can be multiplied exponentially. These animals can damage the integrity of your homes building materials, allowing water to come into the home. Once water is allowed to enter the home, it is only a matter of time before colonies of mold and bacteria will emerge. Excrement left behind will provide nutrients for the accelerated growth of these Mold.

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has recognized and documented these animal byproducts as being catalysts for adverse human health conditions.

As documented by the CDC, animal byproducts can:

As particulates, clog, block, or congest the lungs which will cause breathing difficulties and contribute to asthma. Bacteria cultured by the presence of rodents and birds has the ability to adhere to particles of moisture and become airborne.
As allergens, cause hypersensitivities and hypersensitivity related diseases
As a catalyst for bacteria, cause infections, diseases, allergic illnesses, skin rashes, neurological ailments, severe irritations and over long periods of time, lead to death. Among the greatest threats are infections that leave the immune system open to attack by other toxic organisms. Consequently, your immune system will lose its ability to cope with typical environmental hazards. Your immune system WILL become immune to antibiotics if they are used in excess.
As a bacteria cause or contribute to hypersensitivity pneumonitis, chronic fatigue, irritability, depression, dermatitis, respiratory infections, sinus infections, ear infections, skin infection, Legionnaire’s disease, meningitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic bronchitis, cold or flu-like symptoms, and other unhealthy conditions.
Release endotoxins that also act as infectious agents.
Promote the growth of viruses, which will spread by passing from one host to another

Underestimating the negative effects of simple animal dander or animal waste that is not properly cleaned can be fatal.

Those most at risk of infection are: