Be alert, disease lurks in the rainy season

Sahabat Hermina, when the rainy season and transition arrives, we need to increase our vigilance. The reason is, the change of seasons comes at the same time as diseases that stalk our health and that of our families.

During the rainy season, microbial species can reproduce more easily and enter the human body more easily. A poor immune system will further cause bacteria and viruses to develop and cause disease. The body must be alert to disease attacks that come during the rainy season. Quoting various sources, here are several diseases that often lurk during the rainy season.

• Diarrhea

The rainy season is synonymous with flooding and water pollution which can result in pollution disorders such as diarrhea. Diarrhea can be caused by many things, for example consuming food and drinks that have been contaminated with bacteria, viruses or parasites. Most cases diarrhea can heal by itself in a few days. However, diarrhea sometimes it can be quite severe and not heal after weeks. Diarrhea that is not treated properly can also cause dehydration and shock due to lack of body fluids.

• Dengue fever

Stagnant water and rubbish can trigger the breeding of mosquitoes that carry the dengue virus and are spread through the bites of Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes. This type of mosquito easily breeds in standing water, especially containers or water reservoirs. This is what causes the case DBD often occurs during the rainy season. Sufferers DBD You can experience symptoms in the form of muscle and bone pain, fever, headache, and red spots appearing on the skin. If not treated immediately, disease which often appears at times flood. This risks causing complications such as shock and bleeding.

• Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI)

ISPA can be caused by bacteria, viruses and various other microbes which appear more frequently during the rainy season.

• Skin disease

Another health problem that often arises during the rainy season and floods is skin disease, which can be an infection or allergy.

• Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Leptospira inteeogans and is transmitted through animals, for example rat urine. When exposed to leptospirosis, a person can experience symptoms of headache, nausea, vomiting, red eyes, chills, pain in the calf and stomach ache. In severe cases disease. This can cause sepsis, liver problems, kidney failure, meningitis, and even respiratory failure.

• Hepatitis A infection

Hepatitis A is transmitted through food and drink contaminated with the hepatitis A virus.This disease can cause symptoms of nausea, vomiting, fatigue, stomach ache, loss of appetite and fever. In certain cases, hepatitis A can also cause jaundice.

So, don't forget to always keep your house and environment clean to stay healthy, consume healthy food, exercise and get enough rest to maintain your immune system, and invite your family to vaccinate against influenza, PCV-13 & PPSV-23 pneumonia, typhus , and hepatitis A at Hermina Hospitals. Stay healthy.