Common diseases during the rainy season, need to know to avoid dangerous complications

Skin disease

According to Dr. Vu Van Khang (Dermatology specialist, former director of Phong Ha Nam Hospital), the disease arises directly from disease sources in the flood-hit area. Common diseases during this rainy season include a number of skin diseases such as athlete's foot, nail fungus; inflammation between fingers and toes, commonly known as "foot rot"; rash; dermatitis.

Accordingly, skin infections are mainly transmitted by dirty water. Therefore, we need to regularly bathe and wash our faces with clean water right after coming back from the rain. Especially with the flooding situation in Hanoi, once flooded, it will cause polluted water from sewers and lakes to overflow, which is an extremely dangerous source of disease transmission.

Pink eye

To prevent pink eye during the rainy season, experts advise people to use saline solution to wash their eyes regularly 3 times a day.

According to Dr. Dang Van Que (Director of DND Eye Hospital), pink eye is a common disease in both adults and children, the disease is easily contracted and breaks out into an epidemic in places where hygiene and clean water are not guaranteed. During the rainy season, humid weather creates conditions for bacteria and viruses to develop, along with the use of contaminated water sources, which are the reasons why the number of people with pink eye increases after the rainy season.

To prevent pink eye during the rainy season, experts advise everyone to use saline solution to wash the eyes of family members three times a day.

Gastrointestinal disease

In areas where there are rains, floods, and cholera bacteria in water sources, it is extremely dangerous because they can spread rapidly.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh (Institute of Biotechnology and Food, Hanoi University of Science and Technology) stated that common digestive diseases include cholera, dysentery, typhoid, bacterial infections, food poisoning caused by other bacteria (E.coli, Campylobacter...) or amoeba, Giardia. This group of diseases often causes epidemics with basic symptoms such as abdominal pain, tenesmus, and acute diarrhea.

The most common disease during and after rain and floods is diarrhea. The leading cause of diarrhea is acute diarrhea. Acute diarrhea can be caused by many different types of bacteria, but the leading cause is still cholera bacteria (Vibrio cholera).

In areas where there are rains, floods, and cholera bacteria in water sources, it is extremely dangerous because they can spread quickly. In addition to acute diarrhea caused by cholera bacteria, the cause of diarrhea is typhoid bacteria (Salmonella), dysentery bacteria (Shigella), E.coli bacteria, Campylobacter and some other intestinal bacteria also play a significant role in causing diarrhea in areas with rains, floods, and floods related to environmental sanitation, food hygiene and water used in daily life (eating, drinking).

Therefore, we need to be extremely careful in eating cooked food and drinking boiled water. Before eating, we need to make sure to wash our hands thoroughly. Store food carefully to avoid flies and mosquitoes from getting in…

Yellow fever

During and after rain and floods, if people soak their bodies and limbs in water for a long time, Leptospira bacteria can easily penetrate the skin and mucous membranes to enter the human body.

Yellow fever, bleeding after rain, floods caused by Leptospira bacteria: Yellow fever bleeding (hemorrhagic) caused by Leptospira bacteria is directly related to the urine of rats carrying the Leptospira pathogen. Rats excrete this bacteria in their urine into the outside environment and into the water.

During and after rain and floods, if people soak their bodies, limbs and hands in water for a long time, Leptospira bacteria can easily penetrate the skin and mucous membranes to enter the human body. Therefore, it is necessary to move out of the flood water as soon as possible and rinse thoroughly with clean water.

Dengue fever

Stagnant water and hot, humid weather create favorable conditions for mosquitoes and viruses to thrive and cause disease in humans.

After floods, diseases transmitted by mosquito vectors are widespread. These diseases are highly contagious and cause widespread outbreaks. Typical of these are dengue fever, common viral fever and malaria. Stagnant water sources and hot and humid weather create favorable conditions for mosquitoes and viruses to breed and cause diseases in humans. Therefore, the best way to prevent diseases is to kill mosquitoes, larvae and prevent mosquito bites.

Kill mosquito larvae by: releasing guppies and flagtail fish into water containers to kill mosquito larvae. Eliminate mosquito breeding grounds: collect and dispose of waste items around the house that can hold rainwater and create places for mosquitoes to lay eggs, such as broken bottles, butter tubes, coconut shells and shells, tires, etc.; cover water containers such as water tanks, jars, pots, and urns; turn water containers upside down when not in use. Put salt or kerosene in a bowl to support the foot of the cupboard (cupboard), regularly change and wash flower vases. Spray mosquito-killing chemicals around the house...