By the end of summer, you await the monsoons that are a spell of relief from the scorching Indian summers. But, the monsoons are a higher-risk season for most of the country as they bring with them monsoon diseases. Diseases are suddenly on the rise during the monsoons, and the reason for this is the high moisture present in air that helps microbes, like \u00a0bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc., thrive and spread, causing disease transmission. However, with basic preventive hygiene measures, these\u00a0monsoon diseases can be prevented. Higher-risk groups like kids and elders must be particularly careful during this season. You need to practise basic preventive hygiene measures to live healthy and prevent monsoon diseases.<\/p>\n
Monsoon diseases caused by microbes are primarily\u00a0transmitted through 4 major mediums: mosquitoes, water, air, and contaminated food. Let\u2019s understand more about them in detail:<\/p>\n
As the name goes, these diseases are caused by mosquitoes. In all the mosquito-borne diseases<\/strong>\u00a0the mosquito acts as a vector to transmit the microbe from an infected person to a healthy person, thereby infecting them as well. The most common mosquito-borne diseases<\/strong> that occur in India are:<\/p>\n The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases is by:<\/p>\n\n
\nThe vector for this disease is the Aedes aegypti mosquito that breeds in water that is stagnant and can be found anywhere, indoors as well as outdoors. The incubation period for dengue is \u00a04-7 days after the mosquito has bitten someone. Dengue causes <\/strong>symptoms like fever and fatigue<\/a><\/strong>. Dengue causes<\/strong> a drastic drop in platelet counts and in severe cases, might require hospitalisation too.<\/li>\n
\nThis is the most common monsoon disease. It is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium and spread by the female Anopheles mosquito. Unlike the Aedes aegypti, the female Anopheles can breed even in moving streams and channels. The most common symptoms that malaria causes<\/strong> is high fever with chills. Other symptoms that malaria causes<\/strong><\/a> are similar to flu and these symptoms can last for many days.<\/li>\n
\nCaused by the Aedes albopictus mosquito that breeds in stagnant water. Dengue causes<\/strong> fever and fatigue. Chikungunya, on the other hand, causes joint pain, similar to arthritis, apart from the similar symptoms to dengue causes<\/strong>. Arthritis-like pain is the characteristic feature of chikungunya.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nPrecautions Tips to Stay Safe From Diseases Caused by Mosquitos<\/h3>\n