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Common Summer Diseases and How to Prevent Them

The summer season is remembered due to its high temperature, vacation from school, mango juices, and cold drinks, but due to all this consumption, various health risks and diseases have been seen increasingly. Ignoring common summer diseases sometimes causes serious health problems. That is why, in the summer, please take care of your health extra carefully.

In the hot temperature season, bacteria or viruses grow rapidly, and due to which diseases in hot weather increases the risk of health problems. Roadside food, contaminated water, and direct sunlight exposure make the body weak. You should follow simple precautions so that you can easily avoid health diseases.

There are several diseases that are caused by high temperature, as follows:

 

Heat Stroke and Exhaustion

Due to excess sweating, water and electrolytes are lost in excessive amounts in heat stroke and exhaustion.

Symptoms of this disease:
  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Excess sweating
  • Weakness
  • Nausea
  • High body temperature, etc.
Prevention of the diseases:
  • Wear loose or cotton clothes
  • Wear light coloured clothes
  • Consume coconut water, lemon water, fresh juices, ORS, etc.
  • Take a cap or an umbrella along with you
  • 3-4 litres of water

Avoiding heat stroke could be so dangerous, because in severe conditions, you need to see a doctor.

 

Food Poisoning

In summer, most of the cases are of food poisioning in summer. In hot temperatures, food can go stale in a few hours, or bacterial growth can be seen on the food quickly. Most commonly, stomach infection spreads through open or unhygienic food.

Symptoms of the disease:
  • Loose motions
  • Vomiting
  • Stomach pain
  • Constipation
  • Fever
  • Weakness
  • Diarrhoea
  • Loss of appetite, etc., are the common symptoms that can be cured easily.
Preventions taken:
  • Eat only freshly cooked meals
  • Please avoid junk, uncovered, and street food
  • Consume fruits and vegetables after washing properly

 

Dehydration

In the summer season, the main reason for dehydration is that the body starts sweating, by which water, sodium, and potassium, like electrolytes, are lost from the body. to cool down the core temperature of the body in high heat, which is usually 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature and unbalanced water and electrolyte consumption lead to dehydration.

Symptoms:
  • Dry mouth
  • Dark urine
  • Tiredness
  • Low energy
  • Headache
  • Muscle cramps
  • Fatigue
Prevention of the disease:
  • Put an alarm so that you remember to have water every 1 to 2 hours
  • Consume water-rich components like
    • Watermelon
    • Cucumber
    • Kiwi
    • Oranges
    • Strawberries, etc.
  • They are high in fibre also.
    • Consume less sugary drinks or almost avoid them
    • Electrolyte drinks like ORS, glucose, lemon water, coconut water, etc. should have.

 

Skin infection and Sunburn

Due to sweating or dust, mostly skin rashes, fungal infections happen easily in the hot weather. Direct sun rays or UV exposure to the skin causes skin tanning and sunburn.

Symptoms:
  • Redness
  • Itching
  • Burning sensation
  • Rashes
  • Skin peeling
Prevention:
  • Have a shower regularly
  • Change clothes regularly, not like we do in winters
  • Dry your skin every time
  • Use sunscreen

 

Typhoid, Cholera, and some other waterborne diseases

These diseases in hot weather spread more rapidly with poor sanitation, as follows,

Various diseases:
  • Typhoid
  • Jaundice
  • Cholera
  • Diarrhea, etc
Symptoms:
  • High fever
  • Weakness
  • Abdominal pain
  • Vomiting
  • Loose stools
Prevention:
  • Use boiled or purified water
  • Avoid ice cubes
  • Hand washing before having food, so that you can avoid getting germs
  • Use clean utensils

 

Eye Infection

Due to dust and sweat, mild and severe eye infections can happen.

Symptoms:
  • Red eyes
  • Watering
  • Itching
  • Irritation
Prevention:
  • Do not wash your eyes with dirty hands
  • Do not rub your eyes
  • Use sunglasses while going outside, especially on a two-wheeler
  • Do not share personal towers

 

Summer Safety Tips, which are important

There are various summer safety tips that should be followed:

  1. Do not skip breakfast
  2. Have healthy and light meals
  3. Include salads and seasonal fruits
    • Cucumber salad
    • Chickpeas salad
    • Fruits salad
    • You can make various salad recipes with curd
  4. Dehydration problem is also caused by having excess tea, coffee, or alcohol

Exercise is very important, so do proper exercise in a suitable temperature, especially avoiding high temperatures.

Be extra careful towards children and older individuals because children have a high metabolic rate and high activity during the whole day, and the opposite goes with older ones.

 

Natural watery fruits, or we can say food that helps in the summer season to stay healthy:

Various options that keep the body cool in summer, improve hydration, and immunity too:

 

Final take of this:

The summer season is very enjoyable, but it takes various health risks and diseases with it. So, considering health precaution on the priority is equally important. Common summer diseases, like dehydration, skin infection, heat stroke, and food poisoning in summer is also be avoided by simple alterations in food habits.