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Posted on April 12th, 2010 under General Health. Post a comment

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Erratic weather sometimes makes stamina of our body is in a less vibrant. Plus many congenital diseases of the rainy season, the most common is flu, diarrhea and dengue fever. While formally part of the rainy season, the phenomenon of alternating heat and rain is usually a bad combination for health, and that puts us within reach of viruses, bacteria and parasites that prey on climate change, and some personal neglect.
Also, this season favors the reproduction of microorganisms, as there is more pollution by garbage scattered by rain and polluted water that accumulates. The environment then becomes conducive to the development of respiratory, gastrointestinal, viral or those transmitted by mosquitoes. It is time then to take certain precautions and care for our health and our family, especially children and elderly who are often the most vulnerable.

Diseases that occur more frequently during the rainy season include:

• Respiratory: breathing problems tend to increase due to frequent wet, damp and cold. Those with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with acute decompensation often flu. The pictures of bronchitis and pneumonia are also common at this time. Usually when a person gets wet, gets the flu, the cure is wrong and then the picture is complicated.
• Gastrointestinal diseases and / or diarrhea are common to the first rains arrive: amebiasis, salmonellosis, shigellosis and others such as hepatitis A, are caused mainly by contamination of food and water.
• Dermatitis or skin infections: mainly caused by fungi.
• allergic conditions such as rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, conjunctivitis and bronchial asthma, which affects mainly infants.
• Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and other insects, like malaria or dengue.

How to prevent diseases during the rainy season?

• Maintain a balanced diet, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, especially those containing vitamin C.
• Drink only bottled or filtered water, well boiled.
• Wash your hands constantly.
• Wash and cook food thoroughly before swallowing.
• Get plenty of rest and protect yourself from the cold and rain. Exit warm, use umbrellas, change wet clothing immediately.
• Try to keep your skin dry and prevent children from being all the time in contact with water.
• Avoid washing your clothes or dishes with contaminated water.
• Remove all puddles from forming, to prevent mosquito breeding.
• Make sure both the patio and the roof of your house are clean and not collect water. Try spraying and kept clean and tidy the house.
• If you live in a high humidity or warm, preferably using sleeved shirts or blouses, trousers and mosquito repellents. Place mosquito nets on doors and windows.
• Disinfect toys and objects that have been in contact with contaminated water.
• Avoid self-medication or home remedies.
• See your doctor at the first signs to give you an accurate diagnosis.
• If you are sick to rest, avoid contact with sick people.

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