Contents:
- Medical Video: 7 Ways to Survive Natural Disasters
- Rainy season is most often experienced by Indonesians
- 1. Influenza or flu
- 2. Diarrhea
- 3. Typhoid fever (typhoid)
- 4. Dengue hemorrhagic fever
- 5. Malaria
- 6. Leptospirosis
- Tips for overcoming rainy season disease
Medical Video: 7 Ways to Survive Natural Disasters
The rainy season is arguably a disease-prone season because various types of microbes and viruses are easier to breed this season.Especially if your body's resistance is declining. This will make you more vulnerable to disease.Recognize variety common diseases that usually occur in the rainy season will make you more vigilant to prevent transmission. So what are the monsoon diseases that often appear?
Rainy season is most often experienced by Indonesians
1. Influenza or flu
The most common rainy season is flu. This disease is caused by a virus influenza type A, B, or C. Influenza viruses can spread through coughing, sneezing or from touching contaminated objects.Even though flu is general and can heal on its own, you must remain aware of this disease. Because, some people can suffer from complications from influenza disease such as pneumonia.
2. Diarrhea
Diarrhea is a disease characterized by the thinning of the stool that is released and the frequency of bowel movements more often than usual. The most common bacterial causes of diarrhea include rotavirus, shigella, E. coli, cryptosporidium, and so on. This disease can range from mild and temporary conditions, to life-threatening conditions.
3. Typhoid fever (typhoid)
Typhoid fever, or better known as typhoid disease, is a contagious infection caused by bacteria Salmonella typhi or Salmonella paratyphi. The bacteria spread through contaminated food or drink.
If it is not immediately treated, the sufferer can experience complications such as pneumonia, pleurisy, myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle), acute heart failure, and even death.
4. Dengue hemorrhagic fever
DHF or dengue hemorrhagic fever is one type of infectious disease in the rainy season caused by mosquitoesAedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus.Dengue fever is called a disease "break-bone"Because it sometimes causes joint and muscle pain where the bone feels cracked.
Severe dengue fever, also known as dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause serious bleeding, sudden drop in blood pressure (shock), even death.
5. Malaria
Malaria isdangerous disease due to parasitic infection plasmodium which is transmitted through mosquito bites anopheles. Transmission of this disease usually increases during the rainy season and continues afterwards.
If not treated immediately, malaria can develop and risk life threatening someone who experiences it. Malaria especially needs to be watched out in eastern Indonesia such as Maluku, North Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, Papua and West Papua provinces.
6. Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is an infection caused by a so-called spiral bacteria Spira interrogans.This rainy season "is quite popular" occurs in Indonesia, usually known as rat urine. You can get this disease because you touch the ground or water, wet soil, or plants contaminated by the urine of infected animals. In addition to mice, animals that most often transmit leptospirosis are cows, pigs, dogs, reptiles and amphibians, and other rodents.
High fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, red eyes, chills, sore calf muscles, and abdominal pain are symptoms that indicate this disease. In certain cases, this disease can cause liver disorders, kidney failure, meningitis, to respiratory failure.
Tips for overcoming rainy season disease
When you experience several monsoon diseases, your fluid needs will usually increase. Especially if you feel a fever, have diarrhea, and vomit.
What should be done so that you do not lack fluids? In normal adults, the recommended body fluid needs range from 2 to 2.5 liters per day. If divided by sex, adult women are advised to drink around 1.6 liters. Meanwhile, men are advised to drink 2 liters every day.
Our body fluids not only contain water, but also ions. Maintaining the body's ion balance is also important so that the body's metabolism remains optimal.
In addition, to avoid diseases due to food contamination, get used to it too washing hands before and after doing activities.
