Bed bugs - Not a health hazard

Bed Bugs - Not a Health Hazard

Bed bugs can be found anywhere, from the cleanest of homes right down to the direst of homes. They can be found in hotels, apartments, businesses and schools. You could go out for a night at the movies and come home with bed bugs. Who is to blame? Bed bugs are becoming more and more of a problem. So what is one to do about this little problem? Many tenants are finding their landlords to be very unsympathetic which is hard to deal with when it’s impossible to sleep because you’re getting bitten all night long by little unwanted guests.
Some have said that bed bugs should be considered a health hazard, but at the moment it’s not. Like lice, bed bugs are defiantly a nuisance but not a health threat. Bed bugs don’t cause any type of diseases so therefore the provincial government doesn’t typically have much to do with cases of bed bugs because it isn’t considered a risk to the public. Generally, the city doesn’t deal with the issue either.
Do you think this is fair? People can pick up bed bugs virtually anywhere and while they don’t cause any diseases they do cause extreme itching that can lead to more intense pain as well as rashes. So should bed bugs be considered a health risk? As bed bug infestations continue to grow so will this issue. Share your thoughts with us below.
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