Rainy Season is now around the corner…diseases also makes their presence felt!

At last! Rainy season is here and we can temporarily escape the warm weather. However, whenever the rainy seasons starts to make us feel cold the diseases also starts to make their presence felt. Yes, those diseases during the rainy seasons will make themselves active and will start to threaten our healthy living.

The following are some of the diseases that the rainy season brings because of the wet and humid weather condition:

1. Gastroenteritis - this is a condition that causes irritation and inflammation of stomach and intestines. This is an infection
caused by bacteria or parasites in spoiled food or unclear water.

2. Typhoid fever- this is a bacterial infection of the intestinal tract and occasionally the bloodstream caused by a unique
human strain of Salmonella.

3. Cholera- is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacteria vibrio cholerae.
This can be derived in eating or drinking water contaminated with this kind of bacteria.

4. Dengue- this is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a virus.

5. Leptospirosis - this is the disease present in floodwaters that was contaminated with urine of infected animals like rat.

Don’t let those diseases ruin are enjoyment of rainy season. Let’s be aware and do preventive measures to avoid those diseases.
Always remember the saying that “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure!”, so let’s be ready and always strive to stay healthy!