The Worlds Most Dangerous Animal

The Common House Fly

Yes it is the common house fly which is the most dangerous animal in the world. Surprised? Well once you have read this post you will understand why the worlds most dangerous animal is the common house fly.

Musca Domestica

The common house fly got its name from living in very close contact with humans. It has evolved from its ancestors approximately 65 million years ago. Apart from extremely cold polar region, you can expect to find common house flies in almost every country of the world - This is what makes them so very good at transmitting diseases around from animals to people, and from people to people etc... The house fly is usually the size of a quarter of an inch and is of a dark grey colour. These types of flies tend to bread in areas full of waste e.g. garbage disposal sites, bins / trashcans, near pet habitats (dog kennels) etc... The house flies breed by producing eggs which then further develop into maggots and follow on to become the common known house fly. The flies live relatively close to where they breed, however they can travel manny miles in search for food.

How House Flies Feed

As the house flies do not have teeth, they can only take in food as a liquid form, the do this by absorbing the food. The flies can also spit or vomit on solid food turning it into a liquid form, so that it can be easily taken in. The house fly searches for food from many sources e.g. dead animals, liquids (juices, milk, water etc...) in glasses left lying around in or outside the house. However the fly is mainly attracted to feeding on animal waste / faeces. The reason for this is due to the fact that the faeces has a very strong smell, which makes the fly find it quite easily. As the fly moves from one food source to another, it starts to contract germs on its body, these germs come from the decaying matter, faeces, open wounds etc... Which the fly feeds on, and are eventually past on to animals and humans.

Diseases Which a House Fly Can Pass On And Their Symptoms

The house Fly contracts many germs from feeding off of the waste materials it lands on, sometimes these germs can be passed on to humans and cause many diseases such as:

• Cholera - Symptoms of Cholera are: diarrhoea, stomach pain, dry skin, dry mouth, vomiting, concentrated urine and nausea. If some one has the symptoms of Cholera, they should be treated immediately with medical care, as if they are not, they may face imminent death.
• Typhoid fever -  Symptoms include: headaches, stomach pains, pink rash, high temperature, weakness of the body, loss of apatite. Patient suffering from typhoid fever should seek medical care from a doctor, this would usually be in the form of antibiotics, if a patient does not receive treatment they can become very ill, or even face death by secondary diseases / conditions.
• Shigellosis - Some of the symptoms of shigellosis include blood filled diarrhoea, fever, stomach pains. Most of the time this disease usually go unnoticed, as it has quite a mild affect upon the person suffering from it.

These are just a few of the diseases which the common house fly can pass on, however there are still many more diseases, ranging from the extremely dangerous (killing the person), and the unnoticeable ones, such as shigellosis. The best method to prevent someone from catching any strain / type of disease is by stopping the flies from coming in contact with our skin (open wounds), food, drinks etc...

How to Prevent The Worlds Most Dangerous Animal From Causing Harm to Us

There are some very simple steps to prevent the common house fly from affecting us, these are very basic and easy to follow e.g. Keeping your homes clean - This means washing used dishes after eating, not leaving food lying around (attracting the house flies), cleaning kitchen surfaces etc... Another way of keeping the house fly away is by removing waste out of the house and keeping lids on bins - This would stop the flies from smelling out the waste and moving towards it. You should also clean pet waste up immediately, as you know the odour would attract the flies to come and feed off of the waste and then possibly land on your food. Finally fly tapes can be hung from ceilings near windows, as this gives off a strong smell which attracts the flies causing them to get stuck on the tape and not being able to move.

know when you see a house fly, you can think of all the places its been and diseases it may be carrying making it the worlds most dangerous animal, and so that should be a good enough reason to give you, so that you protect yourself from this animal.