Can you tell what all these symptoms have in common? Fever, bloody diarrhea, cramping, nausea, vomiting, loose or watery stools, upset stomach, headaches, fatigue, jaundice, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, abdominal cramps, weakness, cough and a rash. The answer is that they all can come as a side effect of diseases caused by sewage exposure. They come from contracting diseases such as Hepatitis A, Typhoid fever, Dysentery and Gastroenteritis, just to mention a few. It is obvious why you would want to avoid being exposed to sewage water. But you might wonder how that could possibly happen to you, and the answer is that there are many opportunities for that to happen.
Even though modern plumbing has safeguards in place to prevent sewage backup, here are a few ways in which you could get exposed:
- Your toilet overflows
- A septic tank fails and backs up
- Heavy rainfall that makes sewers back up
When any of these situations cause your home to have sewage water come in, you should exercise extreme care not to get exposed.
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