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Rubbish in the streets, a serious source of infection: SSZ
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Rubbish in the streets, a serious source of infection: SSZ
NTRzacatecas.com
Staff / ntrzacatecas.com
Sunday January 1, 2012
Zacatecas .- The accumulation of rubbish on the streets is a serious source of infection, said Luc?a del Refugio Reyes Veyne, head of the Department of Epidemiology, Health Services Zacatecas (SSZ).
Waste in public, he said, are important factor for the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases caused by bacteria such as E coli, shigella and salmonella, also, cause skin infections and conjunctivitis.
The specialist said that the trash is not only directly cause damage to humans by eating street food, but it allows the reproduction of animals such as rats, cockroaches and flies entering homes and spread the bacteria.
He said a good preventive measure is to separate household organic and inorganic waste, to prevent the buildup of harmful gases given off by some residues.
The health department of the SSZ, in turn, makes surveillance constantly operational hygiene in food sales in public, to prevent risks to consumers.
In addition, Reyes called Veyne citizenship to avoid unhealthy eating in conspicuous places, washing hands before eating and after going to the bathroom while at the housewives were advised to disinfect and prepare foods with hygiene.