Open defecation: Flies perch on faeces, carry some amount to your food - Doctor - Vanguard News Nigeria

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Olumuyiwa gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja.According to him, the bad habit is a major cause of many water-borne, food-borne and environmental diseases.

The medical practitioner said this practice was polluting the soil, water resources, environment and the air.“That gives room for the spread of diseases; when people defecate in the open, there is every tendency that flies will feed on these faeces.“And the flies perch on food, which may later be eaten by another person.He advised that people should build toilets in their houses to maintain proper hygiene.

 

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