The sight of returning home at nightfall after a long day to see brown creatures running around like co-house owners can be annoying.

 You forget to cover your pot of soup and they're there; check out your old books in the drawer, they're there; from the dishes to the toilet, in your very life.

According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cockroaches don't bite or sting, but apart from their unsolicited presence, are considered to be dangerous. 

Cockroaches play a huge role as carriers of diseases like Typhoid, Dysentry, Diarrhoea, Cholera, Hepatitis E, Food poisoning, etc.

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They cause diseases by carrying bacteria on their busy bodies from visits to the toilets and gutters. They get these bacteria on their body which they transfer to your food.

Not to mention that they

 can scratch you with their heavy leg spines which is dragged through filth and habours bacteria. Thereby infecting you.

Cockroaches are one of the most common sources of indoor allergens. 

The enzymes found in the excrement, shedded body parts, eggs and saliva of cockroaches cause allergic reactions in many people of which children are most susceptible.

It is dangerous to habour roaches in your home and office for the safety of you and your family.