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Common diseases in monsoon or rainy season

By Prakash
krishna murthy
Chikungunya
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
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It spreads throughs mosquitoes and clogged rains are breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Dengue
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 mosquito.
Cholera

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.
Typhoid

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.
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.
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