Top Five Summer Diseases In India And Their Precautions

Now days its summer and summer causes many problems due to its unbearable temperature. There are mainly skin problems as per where temperature is concerned but now a days unbearable temperature that harm you but a large variety of diseases that might put damper into your lifestyle and your plans. So here are the most common diseases you must be aware of in summers.

Mumps:-

It is an extremely  contagious viral disease. It is known to occur mainly in children during peak summer when their is soaring temperature. The mumps is a virus and it is caused by the transmission of a viral by a infected person when he cough or sneezes. Its symptoms are swelling up of the person's salivary glands at the base of neck. Its symptoms are fever muscle aches, tiredness, headache, loss of appetite and is followed by swelling of salivary glands. 

Precaution:- It can be cured by MMR vaccine.

Measles:-

It is common disease of summer. This disease is also known as rubeola or morbilli. It is mainly the lining up at the back of the throat and is transmitted same as chicken pox. It is caused by a virus named paramyxo. Its symptoms are high fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat and red eyes fever, cough, runny nose and tiny white spots within the mouth. The measles rashes usually appear 3-5 days after the initial symptoms and start around the hairline and face in most cases.

Precaution:- The MMR vaccine.

Chicken Pox:-

This disease is named after the chicken as their is peck marks of chicken. It is caused by the Varicella zoster virus. Chicken pox manifests as itchy red rash like spots or boils all over the body, usually in children. Spread by air-borne particles, the disease spreads when an already infected person sneezes or coughs. Another mode of transmission is if a caregiver touches the blisters or the fluid oozing out of it. Its symptoms are fever, headache and sore throat. After about a day or two a rash like blister appears in a localized part of the body which will later spread to the entire body. The boils or blisters burst after about 2 days and once they crust over, the patient can resume their daily activities. Until then, it is important that the he/ she is kept in complete isolation and given a good amount of rest. It takes about 10 days for the body to recover from the illness. On the bright side, once you suffer from chicken pox you will not contract the disease again due to the natural immunity the first attack confers on you.

Precaution:- By keeping your self sanitized and vaccine.

Jaundice:-

It is a water-borne disease caused by mainly contaminated water supplies  and food cooked in unclean places. Now days water bottles by well named companies known to as purified water is even contaminated sometimes. It virus is also known as Hepatitis. Its symptoms are yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes and the whites of the eyes, light-colored stools, dark-colored urine and itching of the skin.

Precautions:- By drinking boiled water and avoiding junk foods. 

Typhoid:-

It is also a water-borne disease commonly known as typhoid fever. Passed on by the oro-feacal route,  the bacterium is commonly found in unsanitary food or water sources. It is caused by a bacteria called Salmonella typhi. Its symptoms are high fever, fatigue, weakness, pain in the abdomen, headache, loss of appetite, and sometimes a rash. Once treated a person can still carry the bacteria but not suffer from the disease.

Precautions:- Two types of vaccines available to protect you against typhoid. One is a vaccine that uses the killed bacteria. The second is the attenuated or weakened bacterium that is administered in the form of medicine.

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ChickenPox: Causes, Diagnosis And Treatment Guide

It’s summer time having allot of heat in which itches and rashes are common. A common disease in the summer, chicken pox occurs mostly in children and sometimes in adults. Rashes that are accompanied with fever between the range of 102 to 103 degrees and general fatigue are the most tell-tale symptoms of the disease.

Chicken pox is a condition that is caused due to infection by a virus called Varicella Zoster virus (VZV). It is a highly contagious disease that is spread via contact with an infected person. Although it is believed that chicken pox is spread mostly by particles in the air, the most common way a person can get infected is by touching objects that may have been used by the patient. So avoid it so as to be safe.

Once the rashes appear, a person with chicken pox should not be in contact with other people, as he/she is highly contagious at this time. After about seven to ten days, the rashes dry out and a scab forms. Once these scabs fall off, a person is considered non-contagious. A person usually suffers from chicken pox for about 10-15 days. Chicken pox is usually seen in children under the age of 15 but can occur in adults as well. Doctors say that if an adult suffers from the disease, it usually lasts longer and is more severe. The good thing is if you get the disease once you can’t get it again. This is because the body manufactures antibodies against the virus and prevents it from occurring again. The disease takes about 14 to 24 days after infection to manifest as symptoms.

Pregnant woman have higher risk as they have chicken pox as it leads to have a weak immune system which can affect the foetus and mother very adversely. If a pregnant woman contracts the disease between the first and second trimester of pregnancy there is less chance but chance is that the baby may be born with a condition called Congenital Varicella Syndrome (CVS). In this condition the child is born with certain congenital defects such as malformation of limbs scarring of the skin, , an abnormally small head, some neurological problems and vision defects. A woman and her child are at greatest risk if chicken pox is contracted between the 13th and 20th week of pregnancy and five days before delivery and two days after delivery. This kind of chicken pox can give the baby what is called newborn chicken pox.

Do and Do not's:-

Have a bath in warm water infused with neem leaves. Another natural remedy for itchiness of the rash is to soak some oatmeal in warm water and use it for a bath. This will help to reduce the itchiness and get rid of any skin infections that might occur. Do use calamine lotion to soothe the skin, ask for a lotion that soothes the skin while not making it dry. Drying the skin could increase the itchiness.

Do not scratch the rashes. Scratching them can cause severe skin infections. Apart from the obvious disadvantages of scratching, the pus that oozes out from the rash can spread infection to other people.

Do take adequate rest, do not over exert yourself. This will delay the recovery process by weakening your immune system. Do stay away or keep your child away from other children and people. Chicken pox is highly contagious and is easily spread.

Do wear or put socks on your child’s hands at night so that they don’t scratch their rashes while sleeping. Remember to cut your nails well so as to avoid scratching yourself. To relieve the itchiness you could wash a bunch of neem leaves in warm water and stroke it over the rashes.

So here is all about chicken pox do consult with your doctor if u find symptoms in you. For any query do ask me i will be happy to answer you.

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