The decomposition products of a dead body and the smell from it affect a person’s health. In particular, there is aggravation of chronic diseases and weakening of the immune system. Written by this internet portal. passion.rureferring to the specialist in cleaning the apartment in difficult situations, including after deaths.
According to the expert, decomposition occurs under the influence of aerobic bacteria. Therefore, a harmful odor for humans is the odor of a gas mixture (hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, mercaptan, etc.) released during the decomposition of a corpse. The source said this causes weakening of the immune system and exacerbation of chronic diseases.
Other symptoms of poor health include headaches and general malaise. The interlocutor spoke about a case from his own experience, where the neighbors of the apartment in which the person died had a regular pain in their head and therefore had to move.
“The odor and, accordingly, the harmful gases, poisons that penetrate them, which negatively affect the well-being of the residents of the apartment below,” he explained.
The specialist warned that a person may experience similar symptoms if not a person, for example, an animal has died in the dwelling before.
Previously reportedIn Volgograd, the apartment was saturated with a rotten smell, as three meters had died there.