4 Disease Threats Lurking During The Rainy Season

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JAKARTA - During the rainy season, the air turns cooler and humid. In this season, the body is susceptible to disease. Because the immune system becomes weak so that viruses and bacteria become easier to attack.

Maintaining the body's immunity to stay healthy is very important. Therefore, prevention is needed so as not to cause the body to get sick easily, especially during the rainy season.

Some diseases that usually appear during the rainy season have fatal risks and need to be watched out for. If left untreated, it will cause complications. Reporting from the Halodoc page, the following are the threats of disease during the rainy season.

Flu

Flu is a disease threat most often experienced by people during the rainy season. This disease is caused by the influenza virus which infests the respiratory tract such as the nose, throat and lungs. Flu is a type of contagious disease.

Symptoms generally include fever, headache, sore throat, sneezing, and muscle aches.

If this disease is not treated quickly and appropriately, it will cause complications, such as pneumonia, ear infections, sepsis, and even sinusitis.

For this reason, maintaining body hygiene, adopting a healthy lifestyle, and washing hands regularly are ways to avoid this disease.

Diarrhea

The threat of disease during the next rainy season is diarrhea. Diarrhea tends to be caused by bacteria, parasites, or viruses. This disease causes sufferers to have frequent bowel movements.

Usually diarrhea can last several days with symptoms such as bloating, nausea, abdominal cramps or pain. But if it is severe, diarrhea will last for weeks.

If diarrhea does not improve for more than three days and is followed by an increase in body temperature above 39 Celsius, as well as dehydration or loss of body fluids, you should immediately visit the nearest doctor.

Prevention of diarrhea can be done by diligently washing hands and paying attention to the intake of food and drinks consumed.

Typhus

Typhus is a disease threat during the rainy season which is closely related to Salmonella Typhii bacteria. These bacteria are found in contaminated food or water.

Symptoms of the threat of disease during the rainy season are often characterized by nausea, vomiting, fever, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Immediately check with a doctor to avoid more serious symptoms.

Bad habits such as lazy to wash hands, snack carelessly, drink raw water, and use dirty toilets can trigger typhus. For that, there needs to be a desire to change your life to live a clean and healthy lifestyle.

Dengue fever

The threat of disease during the rainy season which often kills people is dengue fever. This disease is caused by the Dengue virus carried by Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes.

Symptoms of dengue fever can be seen after 4 to 7 days after being bitten. Some of these symptoms include a high fever of 40 degrees Celsius, pain in the head, joints, muscles and bones, loss of appetite, and nausea.

Until now, there is no definite cure for dengue fever.

But some healing efforts are usually done with adequate rest, drinking lots of water, consuming guava fruit or juice to keep platelets stable, taking antibiotics, and febrifuge.

In order to avoid the threat of disease during this rainy season, you only need to eradicate mosquito breeding sites, drain and close water storage containers, and plant mosquito repellent plants.