Rains bring a welcome respite from the summer heat, but the monsoon season also brings along numerous diseases every year.
Gowrish Babu
Rains bring a welcome respite from the summer heat, but the monsoon season also brings along numerous diseases every year.
The monsoon arrives in India in June and lasts till September. During this period, it is quite common for people to fall ill. Here, we are listing seven disease in the rainy season you should be careful about.
Viral fever: A virus causes a higher-than-normal body temperature, which is known as viral fever. This is a common disease throughout the year but is more prominent during monsoon season.
Chikungunya is caused by mosquitoes born in stagnated water in overhead tanks, coolers, plants, utensils and water pipes. This disease is caused by tiger Aedes Albopictus.
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It spreads through mosquitoes and stagnant rainwater are breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Dengue is the most common disease caused during monsoon. It is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus spread through mosquito bites of Aedes aegypti.
Typhoid is caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria. It occurs due to several factors such as consumption of contaminated food and water, lack of poor sanitation and personal hygiene, floods, staying near water bodies, poor living conditions.
Influenza: Change in the weather can cause influenza. If untreated, it may cause pneumonia and trigger other chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease.
Cholera is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholera. Cholera is spread due to the consumption of contaminated food or drinking water.
If you are affected by any of these disease, do not ignore and consult doctor.
And while you enjoy the beauty that comes with rains, stay safe, stay healthy.