Tips for the Rainy Season: Stay Healthy this Monsoon

Tips for the Rainy Season
Stay Healthy this Monsoon

High humidity during monsoon can be tricky!

Who doesn't love the monsoon? The rains bring the sought-after relief from scorching heat, but the season is also full of perils to your health.

High humidity and incessant rains often account for water-logging, dirty muddy puddles, an increase in mosquitoes and other insects as well as flu and food-borne diseases.

What are some simple steps to stay healthy during the monsoon?

Rainy season is the time for mosquitos to breed: diseases like dengue, malaria and scrub typhus are rampant. Avoid any stagnant water in or around your house. Don't store buckets of water for a long time and check the freshness regularly.

Fungal skin infections flourish during this season: dry clothes in the sun as much as possible. If you got drenched, dry your feet as soon as possible and avoid wearing wet shoes or socks for a long time.

Typhoid and Hepatitis A also spread easier due to contaminated water: Use only filtered or boiled water and do not use water stored for more than 24 hours.

Eat more vegetables, especially bitter ones like bitter gourd and use bitter spices like neem, fenugreek, or methi seeds. This will help to increase your immunity and keep toxins away.

Weather & Radar editorial desk

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