The summer season brings some joy of fresh and juicy fruits, a craving for various fluids and brightness of different colors, and a relaxing vacation. It also brings humidity and heat which leads to the growth of germs and causes various diseases.
Few diseases are more prevalent in the summer season as a result of the hot and humid weather.
During the summer season, infections are normal. Keeping yourself and your family protected is important during this season.
1- Heat strokes: Heatstroke is one of the most common health issues in the summer season. Excess heat, weakness and exertion can put you in danger of heat strokes. Heat strokes are caused when the body encounters outrageous temperature changes and heat. To forestall heat strokes, you should remain hydrated, cover yourself up when you venture out in the heat and keep away from the actual effort.
2- Jaundice: Jaundice is another regular illness in the summer season. It is caused by contaminated water. Hepatitis A and E viruses, while unrelated to one another, are both transmitted via the faecal-oral route, most often through contaminated water and from person to person. Hepatitis A could also be transmitted via food contaminated by infected food-handlers, uncooked foods, or foods handled after cooking. Hepatitis A has also caused outbreaks transmitted through injecting or non-injecting drug use.
3- Mumps: Mumps is quite possibly the most well-known summer infections in India. Mumps is an infectious viral sickness that shows manifestations like swollen salivary organs, muscle throb, fever, migraine, and so on. One can get an immunization called MMR – Measles, Mumps, and Rubella. One also needs to avoid actual contact with any individual who has been influenced.
4- Sunburns: If you expose yourself to the sun for an all-inclusive length, UV rays can enter your fragile skin prompting a condition called burns from the sun. This condition is portrayed by bothersome, dry and red skin that can be joined by sickness, fever, or chills. In cases, where the consumption is extreme the rankles may show up as well, and the skin may strip once the condition dies down.
You can apply sunscreen with a more grounded SPF around 20 minutes prior to getting out in the sun. Likewise, ensure that the skin is saturated appropriately.
5- Chicken Pox: Perhaps the most destructive summer sickness in India is pox or chickenpox. This viral condition shows as little liquid-filled rankles everywhere on the body. This condition ordinarily influences young children; nonetheless, in some cases, grown-ups who are diabetic, have a debilitated resistant framework, have malignant growth or other such conditions may get infected as well. This infectious sickness spreads through air-borne particles that are spread when a tainted individual hacks or wheezes or if the parental figure comes in direct contact with the contaminated individual. At times, the disease may remain slow in progress until the able climate conditions emerge to help the contamination.
“Summer season brings some common diseases which can become dangerous later if ignored. The best way to keep yourself safe from these diseases is to keep hydrating your body and avoid street foods. Do not ignore the hygiene rules for this season also, avoid going out at midday. Especially in the time of coronavirus, follow all the safety measures. Drink healthy fluids more often in the summertime and eat light foods” Suggested the health expert Ashwini Shukla.
