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• Pest Control |
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Residential and commercial treating structures for insects (i.e., roaches, ants, spiders, fleas, etc.) |
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• Rodent Control |
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Residential and commercial treating structures for rats and mice with both bait and mechanical methods available |
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• Lawn Maintenance |
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Residential and commercial mowing, edging, and fertilization |
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• Fumigation |
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Achieving an effective fumigation consists of much more than just eradicating your termites |
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• Termites |
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If you have them you don’t necessarily know it. |
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All Work Guaranteed |
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• Company Address |
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Haskell Termite & Pest Control, 1519 Hillsborough Ave. W. • Tampa, FL 33603
Phone: 813-239-1790
Fax: 813-239-0168
Email
Rick@Haskell-Termite.com |
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| • Health Threats from Rodent Infestation |
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Leptospirosis is a disease caused by Leptospira bacteria transmitted in the urine of infected rodents. Both pathogenic and non-pathogenic leptospires exist. Infection can be asymptomatic or can cause a range of symptoms. Mild cases exhibit headache, fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea and/or rash. More severe cases may experience kidney damage, meningitis, liver failure, or respiratory distress. These infections are rarely fatal. Many wild and domestic animal species in addition to rodents act as reservoirs and may transmit the disease.
Eosinophilic meningitis sometimes results from infection of the brain with larval stages of the rat lungworm, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The intermediate hosts of these rat parasites are terrestrial and aquatic snails and slugs. Examples of paratenic hosts, (hosts in which no development occurs but in which infectious stages of the parasite can be accumulated), are fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and land planarians. Vegetables may also accumulate infectious larva. Persons may become infected by ingesting snails, raw or improperly cooked paratenic hosts, or foods (especially salad greens) contaminated by slugs or snails. Some infections are asymptomatic; some victims experience mild symptoms of fairly short duration, but occasionally a fulminate eosinophilic meningitis, with headache, nuchal rigidity, paresthesia, low-grade fever, nausea and vomiting results. In some cases these symptoms may persist for weeks or months.
Several bacterial infections have been transmitted by rodents to humans through consumption of contaminated food or water. Usually these infections do not cause severe consequences, although infection can be characterized by diarrhea, abdominal cramps, vomiting, and nausea. However, in persons with reduced immunity, including the elderly and the very young, some infections may be fatal.
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is an example of one such bacterium. Listeriosis may also be transmitted by a number of rodent species. Rodents have also been implicated in the transmission of several other helminths and scores of bacterial, rickettsial, protozoal and viral infections around the globe. Control of rodents and elimination of infestations should reduce the chance of exposure to the above diseases and minimize risk of infection with the aforementioned agents.
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• Pay My Bill |
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Follow the link to pay your bill. Simply Fill out the form, it's quick and easy! |
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Pay Online |
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• Inspection Request |
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If you would like to have us come to your property for a quality inspection and expert advice, click on the link to get started. |
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Online Request Form |
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• Health Alert |
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Amazing information you need to know and should know about health risk you are exposed to. |
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