The latest issue of the magazine Prescrire devotes an article to bed bugs and the terrible consequences of the insecticides used to combat them.
It is a real scourge, and it is difficult to get rid of it. bed bugs can be found in bedding or sometimes even on clothing. When a person sees it in their home, they need to call in experts to exterminate them. And it is rather expensive. However, this is the price of freedom and peace, since bedbugs, however small they are, are tough and do not hesitate to attack humans, far from it. These terrors therefore spare no one even if some regions are more affected that others, mainly Occitania.
In its new issue, the journal Prescribe has chosen to devote an article to it, in particular to address the use of insecticides to combat them. The figures reported reveal that there has been 1056 exposure cases to insecticides resulting in a call for a French poison control centerbetween 2007 and 2021. A most alarming result.
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Also, 797 people complained of at least one symptom: ENT and respiratory disorders (respiratory discomfort, cough, pain and pharyngeal irritation), skin disorders (itching, skin irritation), headache, dizziness and abdominal pain. 12 people were also seriously poisoned, and 4 of them because of prohibited substances. Among these people, 5 were children and one died following inhalation of a product released by aluminum phosphide. He is, however, one of the products banned in France.
According to the figures reported, the exposures occurred immediately after the use of the product in 50% of the cases. In 40%, they occurred on return to the treated premises. However, users say that they have respected the recommendations and the deadlines indicated by the manufacturers of the products. Faced with these results, Prescribe therefore recommends using more traditional ways and physical to get rid of bedbugs. Namely washing, vacuuming or steam treatment of textiles. It is in any case strongly not recommended to use an insecticide yourself.
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