Typhoid is an infection that spreads through contaminated food and water. Symptoms of this disease include high fever, headache, stomach pain, constipation, and weakness. To keep yourself safe, maintain good personal hygiene; wash your hands at regular intervals; avoid consuming street foods, and drink filtered and boiled water.
Viral fever is most common during monsoon and is caused by a viral infection. To remain safe, keep washing your hands with soap and water thoroughly and avoid eating in open venues.
Malaria is another common monsoon disease that is caused by mosquitoes that breed in dirty and stagnant water. Symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, muscle pain, fatigue, and cough. Use mosquito-repellent creams, and lotions; avoid the accumulation of dirty water, and use insecticide-treated mosquito nets to keep yourself safe.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne tropical disease which is caused by the dengue virus. Dengue's symptoms typically last 2-7 days and include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, rash, and muscle and joint aches. Keep yourself safe by using mosquito repellents and cleaning and removing stagnant water in and around your house.
One of the most common diseases during monsoon is cold, cough and other viral infections like the flu. In order to remain safe, always wash your before and after meals, after coughing or sneezing, and do not pick your wounds or cuts.