Are You Ready for Monsoon? Because monsoon-diseases are!

As soon as one thinks of rains, the first combination that comes to your mind is a cup of tea and Indian fritters or pakoras! The tongue craves for tasty and oily recipes in the rainy season. Though it becomes humid and many people do not enjoy humidity but when the rain pours for the sky; not many can resist enjoying it.

With another season, we get a new challenge of health problems. Let us look at the health problems rainy seasons brings with itself:

1.      Dengue: The buzz of mosquitoes is scary!

A mosquito called Aedes aegypti is known to be the vector or the spreader of the Dengue viruses which cause dengue. It breeds in the water which has been collected in containers and has been left untouched for long i.e. stagnant water, especially rainwater.

Typically, India experiences its monsoons between July to September. As per the report published on 9 July 2020 on timesnownews.com, dengue cases are on the rise in Hyderabad amid the current scenario of COVID-19 struggle.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that one in four people who have been infected with dengue will get sick. During sickness, the symptoms of dengue may vary from mild to severe.

Mild symptoms of dengue include eye pain which is typically behind the eyes or retro-orbital eye pain, headache, muscle and bone pain in body, nausea, vomiting, and joint pain. These symptoms can last for two to seven days.

In the case of severe dengue, stomach or belly pain is present with tenderness, vomiting is there at least 3 times in 24 hours, bleeding from nose or gums can be present, vomiting of blood or blood in the stool can be present. The patient would feel very tired and maybe restless and irritable.

A fall in platelet count in blood is also associated with dengue. The number of platelets in the blood can also guide the severity of dengue in that particular person.

Tip: Take fluids and healthy fruits like papaya, light food like moong dal to avoid dehydration and weakness. You can also take customized homeopathic treatment to manage it. Customized homeopathic treatment can be taken in complementary to the conventional forms of treatment. Transfusion of platelets is required when the platelet count is too low.

2.      Malaria: Anopheles mosquitoes are also there!

Malaria is a life-threatening disease which is caused by different species of Plasmodium parasites. These parasites are transferred through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria is preventable and can be treated as well.

World Health Organization estimated a total number of 228 million cases of malaria in the year 2018 around the globe. The total number of deaths was estimated to be 4,05,000 in the same year.

The breeding grounds for Anopheles mosquito include fresh or saltwater. Ground pools, irrigated lands can also become the breeding grounds for these mosquitoes.

The symptoms of malaria appear usually 10 to 15 days after the infective mosquito bite. The symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, and chills. These symptoms may be mild and may be confused with general viral fever. Children with malaria can develop anemia, respiratory distress. Adults can develop multi-organ failure in severe cases.

In areas where malaria is endemic, people can develop partial immunity against it and the infection of malaria can be asymptomatic.  Malaria caused by P. falciparum can cause severe illness and can even progress to death if not treated within 24 hours.

The most common species of Plasmodium in India are P. falciparum and P. vivax. P. malariae has been reported in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.

Tip: Vector control is the main way of preventing transmission and reducing malaria cases. Sleeping under a net can grant you protection against the bites of female Anopheles mosquito.

3.      Chikungunya: Due to virus transmitted by infected mosquito!

Chikungunya is a viral infection transmitted by infected mosquitoes and caused by the Chikungunya virus. Most of the people infected with the chikungunya virus develop symptoms. Symptoms usually appear within 3 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

The most common symptoms of chikungunya are fever and joint pain, and other symptoms can include headache, muscle pain, swelling in joints, and rash. There is a lack of specific conventional treatment for chikungunya. Chikungunya mostly doesn’t result in death but can be severely disabling. Though symptoms may subside within a week, there may be excruciating residual joint pain for years.

Infants, people over 65 years of age, people with medical conditions such as hypertension are at higher risk of developing chikungunya.

Tip: Not only during the illness but also when the residual excruciating joint pains are thereafter chikungunya subsides; customized homeopathic treatment can provide a lot of relief.

4.      Typhoid: Typhoid Mary made it famous!

Typhoid is a systemic infection caused by bacteria called Salmonella Typhi. It is transmitted through contaminated food and water. Typhoid fever is a type of enteric fever.

During the acute illness of typhoid, the symptoms are prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea. Diarrhea is uncommon. Some people may also develop a skin rash with rose-colored spots.

The cases of typhoid fever may be mild to severe and may lead to serious complications and even cause death.

Some people may also carry bacteria without being affected. But these people can act as carriers and can spread typhoid to others. Heave you heard about Typhoid Mary? She was the first person in the US identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the disease. She was an Irish-born cook and was believed to have infected 53 people, three of whom died, of typhoid fever.

Poor sanitization and lack of clean drinking water is considered to be the main risk factors for causing typhoid fever.

Tip: Sanitation and hygiene are important to prevent typhoid. Clean drinking water and avoiding uncooked and improperly cooked food can help you in the prevention of typhoid.

5.      Hepatitis A: Even the liver is not safe!

Hepatitis A is a highly contagious liver infection caused by Hepatitis A virus. Hepatitis A spread from contaminated food and water or through contact with someone infected. It can also be transmitted through sexual intercourse and through the use of the same syringes as in the case of people injecting drugs. Men to men sex and traveling to areas of a high prevalence of endemicity without being immunized also increase the risk of transmission of hepatitis A.

Due to the lack of a sewage plan in many areas, hepatitis A rate of transmission may increase during the rainy season.

The incubation period of Hepatitis A is usually 14 to 28 days. The symptoms of Hepatitis A include fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, dark-colored urine, jaundice, and low-grade fever. Hepatitis Rarely causes chronic liver disease and death.

Tip: Properly wash fruits and vegetables before eating them. Take care that sanitization, hygiene, and sewage plan are proper in your home and community. Have safe-sex, get immunized timely, and avoid sharing syringes.
Hepatitis A can be wonderfully managed with customized homeopathic treatment.

Other viral infections and diseases can also, be prevalent during monsoons which can be specific to the area such as viral fevers, cholera, flu. Customized homeopathic treatment can be helpful in preventing and managing diseases in monsoon and reducing their complications and after-effects. Embrace the rain and not the diseases!

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