5 Diseases At The Beginning Of The Rainy Season To Watch Out For

Illustration of a woman who was exposed to the flu at the beginning of the rainy season (Pixabay)

YOGYAKARTA In this article, disease will be discussed at the beginning of the rainy season which often attacks respiratory tracts, gastrointestinal systems, and skin.

During the rainy season, the body will usually be more susceptible to various health problems. This is the result of changes in temperature in the environment.

In addition, humid environmental conditions also allow bacteria and viruses to develop more quickly, triggering various diseases.

For that, you need to be aware of diseases that often lurk when the rainy season arrives. So, what are these diseases? see the following explanation.

Compiled from various sources, the following are some of the diseases that often appear at the beginning of the rainy season:

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever cases alias dengue fever often increase at the beginning of the rainy season. This disease is caused by the dengue virus brought by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Puddles of water that appear after rain are the ideal habitat for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to breed. These mosquito eggs can last a long time in a dry place and will hatch when they are submerged in rainwater.

Quoted from AI-Care, Humans can suffer from dengue hemorrhagic fever when they treat mosquitoes that have been infected with dengue virus. A mosquito will be infected with dengue virus if the mosquito drinks blood from a human who has been infected with the virus.

Generally, dengue fever occurs in children less than 15 years of age, and is partly experienced by adults.

Influenza or flu is a viral infection that attacks the respiratory system, namely nose, throat, and lungs. This disease is caused by the influenza virus type A, B, and C.

Flu often occurs at the beginning of the rainy season. The sudden temperature changes make the body vulnerable to viral infections that cause the flu.

In addition, high humidity supports the spread of influenza virus more quickly. Flu is usually characterized by symptoms such as nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, and mild fever.

Diarrhea is also a disease that often appears during the rainy season. Rainy water can carry bacteria that cause diarrhea such as Eschericia coli, salmonella, shigella, and cholera and nominate clean water sources that are used for household needs, such as cooking, drinking water, and washing clothes.

This disease is characterized by an increasing frequency of bowel movements compared to usual. Diarrhea is caused by eating foods contaminated with bacteria, viruses, or parasites.

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the Leptospira sp bacteria that spreads through the urine of mice.

Leptospirosis often occurs in tropical climate areas and has high rainfall. When it rains, rat urinsing can flow with water and enter the human body. The large amount of puddles of water when it rains can make leptospira bacteria breed rapidly.

A person infected with leptospira bacteria will usually experience fever, headache, and muscle aches. In addition, this disease can also make the sufferer's skin yellowish and mukosa dry up.

At the beginning of the rainy season, an individual is also prone to skin diseases such as eceem, karep, ticks, sweats, skabies, and so on.

Risko's skin disease will increase if you don't keep yourself clean during the rainy season.

The skin problems above can cause discomfort, which can even reduce the quality of life of the sufferer.

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