{"id":262,"date":"2015-07-09T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.1mg.com\/?p=262"},"modified":"2018-07-19T17:31:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T12:01:14","slug":"monsoon-safety-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/monsoon-safety-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Monsoon Safety Tips to Stay safe this monsoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-264\" title=\"Stay safe this monsoon\" src=\"https:\/\/1mgarticles.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/common-diseases-in-rainy-season.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Image showing one of the monsoon safety measure\" width=\"625\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>Here are some facts and simple tips that will help you enjoy the monsoons and keep you safe from some serious diseases of the rainy season.<\/h6>\n<h2><strong><u>Diseases spread by mosquitoes<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dengue, malaria and chickungunya are spread by mosquitoes and are very common in the rainy season. The symptoms are <strong>sudden-onset of high grade fever,<\/strong> <strong>headache<\/strong>, <strong>muscle <\/strong>and <strong>joint pains<\/strong>, <strong>rash, shivering, muscle pain<\/strong> and <strong>weakness<\/strong>. If left untreated, they can be life threatening.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Prevention<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use mosquito screens, nets, fiber glass meshes or magnetic insect repellent screens for your windows and doors<\/li>\n<li>Apply a mosquito repellent cream and wear full sleeved clothing when heading outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid water stagnation in your area.<\/li>\n<li>Frequently change the water in your coolers.<\/li>\n<li>Spray DDT in the drains and any stagnant water near your home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><u>Diseases spread by waterlogging<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that spreads from rat urine contaminated water. The bacteria can enter through cuts, scraped, worn area or through mucous membrane from the eyes, nose, sinuses and mouth.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms include <strong>high fever<\/strong> and <strong>chills <\/strong>with <strong>severe headaches<\/strong> and body ache, <strong>pain in calf muscles<\/strong>, <strong>nausea<\/strong>, <strong>vomiting,<\/strong> <strong>diarrhea <\/strong>and <strong>abdominal pain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Prevention<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid walking in stagnant water, especially near garbage sites.<\/li>\n<li>If you happen to walk in stagnant water, then wash your legs with clean water.<\/li>\n<li>If you have scratches and cuts use adhesive bandage to cover the wound.<\/li>\n<li>Wear gum boots if you have to walk through water-logged areas regularly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><u>Diseases spread by contaminated food<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Having contaminated food or water can cause gastrointestinal infection, loose stools, vomiting and dehydration<strong>. <\/strong>It is very common in rainy season and is caused by food or water contaminated with bacteria or parasites.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Prevention<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Drink boiled or filtered water.<\/li>\n<li>Wash your hands thoroughly after using the washroom<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from street food<\/li>\n<li>Try and eat freshly prepared food and avoid reheated food.<\/li>\n<li>If you get diarrhea, immediately start drinking ORS solution and keep taking sips throughout the day. Dehydration from loose stools can be fatal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-264 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/1mgarticles.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/common-diseases-in-rainy-season.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Stay safe this monsoon\" width=\"625\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[57,58],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-well","tag-anti-infectives","tag-anti-malarials"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Monsoon Safety Tips to Stay safe this monsoon - Tata 1mg Capsules<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rains are enjoyed with much love but there is a high probability of getting sick during monsoons. 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