Like many other types of insects, ants have been known to trigger a person’s allergies once they make their way inside a home. Ants can also irritate a person’s asthma symptoms, or cause asthma in people already dealing with respiratory illnesses. Ants also sometimes carry dangerous diseases such as E. Coli, streptococcus, shigella, and salmonella, although ants carrying these diseases are more commonly found outside of the United States in third world countries. Ants that do carry these diseases can contaminate the food within a household and if someone eats it, they may become sick.
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