Waspada.co.id – During the rainy season, there are various types of diseases that threaten your and your family’s health. This is because the air temperature becomes colder and makes it easier for viruses to multiply and move viruses. While the human immune system works weaker in cold temperatures.
The following are various types of diseases that are susceptible to attack during the rainy season.
1. Diarrhea
Diarrhea is a bowel movement disorder with a soft or liquid consistency and intensity more frequent than usual. Diarrhea occurs due to bacterial or viral contamination of the digestive tract.
In conditions of rain and flooding, one factor that increases a person’s risk of developing diarrhea is a lack of access to clean water. Additionally, there are also contributions from poor environmental hygiene, failure to maintain personal hygiene, and consumption of unsanitary food.
2. Dengue fever
During the rainy season, cases of dengue fever also become more common. This is because rain causes many puddles that become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, including the Aedes aegypti mosquito which carries the dengue virus that causes dengue fever.
3. Influence
This disease is caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory system. Flu is a common condition in the rainy season. However, complications from the flu can trigger pneumonia and this can be deadly.
Children, the elderly, patients with chronic illnesses, and those with weakened immune systems or taking immunosuppressive drugs are at risk of developing flu complications. How to prevent flu infection is diligently washing your hands every time from the bathroom or from activities outside the home.
4. Typhoid / type fever
Poor hygiene can make diseases such as typhus more common. Stomach pain, constipation, diarrhea, and headache are symptoms that are often experienced by people with typhus. This disease is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi which contaminates food and drink.
Other common symptoms include fatigue, muscle pain, excessive sweating, dry cough, skin rashes, loss of appetite, and drastic weight loss.
Before the rainy season arrives, you can protect yourself by adopting healthy behaviors. It is also necessary to avoid foods and drinks from animals that can potentially transmit disease and wash hands before eating or after activities.
5. Skin diseases
Various diseases in the next rainy season are skin diseases, it can be infections or allergies. These health conditions or disorders can basically occur due to poorly maintained habits.
Symptoms that generally appear in this skin disease are inflammation or swelling, redness and itching of the skin. How to cure skin diseases is to take a bath with warm water or apply aloe vera to the red and itchy area. (wool / various sources / syifa / d2)
