Asthma from Raccoon Feces

Anyone with asthma knows that triggers can be caused by many different situations. Asthma from Raccoon Feces and Pets typically can cause attacks. Particularly if there’s lots of dust on their fur or the dander that is natural to their fur. This is an asthma trigger for many people. Most people will not be in physical touch with raccoons unless they have a pet raccoon. The dust from their feces can be a trigger for asthma sufferers. Believe it or not, some people do have pet raccoons. We have several pictures of these raccoons on other posts on this site.

Raccoons can get into your attic and set up a den. They raise their pups and live in your attic without many consumers even being aware that they are there. Attics are typically very hot. The feces dry out which causes them to turn to dust when they are disturbed. The feces can be disturbed by the raccoons. Or humans going into the attic to investigate how much damage there is from the raccoons. Also cleaning the attic of all of the urine-soaked insulation and the raccoon feces will disturb the feces.

Asthma from Raccoon Feces – Going Into the Attic

If you do go into an attic where there are raccoon feces, make sure that you are wearing environmentally protective clothing and a breathing mask to avoid triggering an asthma attack if you are susceptible to asthma as well as to avoid breathing in roundworm eggs from the raccoon’s feces. These eggs are very resilient and can last a long time in dry hot conditions. Once ingested into the human body, they will hatch and the worms will migrate to the brain and into the eyes causing irreparable damage and even death.

This is far worse than an asthma attack however asthma sufferers will understand completely when we say avoid all situations where there is dust from feces and natural dust that can be in an attic. Asthma attacks can occur from people having colds, flu, exposure to pollen, exposure to dust, and other fragrances that are in the air naturally. You don’t want to make it worse by breathing in the dust from raccoon feces.

If you need information on getting rid of raccoons, trapping raccoons, or cleaning your attic there are many other posts on the site that provide information on these subjects.