The dangers of raw sewage damage in Baltimore Maryland 

The dangers of raw sewage damage in Baltimore Maryland 

The dangers of raw sewage come in the form of serious infections and diseases. Thousands of pathogens and parasites fester in the waste and excrement found in raw sewage. Home and business owners must take control of the situation before family or colleagues contract diseases like:

Bacteria
Campylobacter jejuni – long-term effects include arthritis and Guillain-Barre Syndrome
*Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system, causing ascending paralysis
(Escherichia coli) E. coli – causes bloody diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting
Salmonella – causes gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever

Parasites
Cryptosporidiosis – life-threatening in immune-deficient patients
Giardia – causes diarrhea, dehydration, malabsorption, chronic weight loss
Roundworm (Ascariasis) – blocks intestinal track. Causes chronic cough, shortness of breath
Tapeworm (Helmiths worm) – feeds on intestinal track. Causes vitamin deficiencies, fatigue, weight loss

Viruses
Adenoviruses – cause respiratory and eye infections, pneumonia, croup and bronchitis
HPV (human papilloma virus) – known to cause cervical or anal cancer, genital warts
Norwalk Virus – causes gastroenteritis
Rotavirus – causes severe diarrhea and high fevers

If you decide want to take on the task of cleaning up a sewage back up ignoring the health risks , please take a view of the following safety issues . Please take note that many of these items discussed are not the complete list and only there to guide you to the next step.

1. Wear PPE .PPE stands for Personal Protection Equipment . PPE includes at full face mask with air filters attached . Please make sure your filters protect you for sewage related bacteria and diseases . Due to legal reasons I can not mention a brand name , etc . Where rubber gloves rubber boots that are puncture resistant . There are many unknow possible sharp objects that can puncture a hole in your protective wear .
2. Make sure your disinfectant hospital grade . if it can’t kill it in a hospital , it’s strong enough .
3. Dispose the contaminated water or sewage in a sanitary disposal source . You can be fined for spilling it out on the ground , stream and street . Getting caught will cost you thousands and possible infect another person .

There are other guidelines that you must follow that can be found in the IICRC S500 Guidelines or if you are in Baltimore Maryland or Washington DC please call Jeff at 410-458-5371 .

SI Restoration sewage cleanup services are available in the following Maryland areas  : 

Towson          

Pikesville 

Catonsville 

Bel Air 

Baltimore City 

Baltimore County 

Dundalk 

Essex 

Laurel 

Parkton 

Westminster 

Aberdeen 

Hyattsville 

Burtonsville 

Bowie 

Chevy Chase

Elkton 

Gaithersburg 

Rockville 
Germantown 

Hampstead 

Manchester 

Mount Airy 

Sykesville 

Takoma Park 

Upper Marlboro 

Washington DC