How do housefly spread disease
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by sitting here and there like street food where it is easy for them to spread disease
The housefly (musca domestica) is one of the most common of all insects. It is a major health hazard, particularly in parts of the world where sanitary conditions are not good.
How do Houseflies Spread Diseases?
Because of the way they eat, flies contaminate large amounts of food. They carry germs of several deadly diseases and cause millions of deaths every year.
Another way that the housefly contaminates food is by rubbing its legs together. Do you know why it does so?
The whole body of the housefly, including claws and padded feet, is covered with bristles. Its tongue is coated with sticky glue. A fly rubs its legs together to clean itself. In the process of rubbing its legs, it rubs off scraps of some of the material that has gathered on its bristles.
How do houseflies spread diseases?
This is how it drops germs of dangerous diseases on our food. When we eat this food we may get infected. Some of the most common diseases spread by the housefly are typhoid, tuberculosis and dysentery, all of which, if left untreated even for a short while, can cause death.