List of 5 Common Diseases During the Transition Season

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta –Transition season is the time of the transition from wet to dry season or vice versa which is characterized by erratic air conditions.

Like a strong wind along rainfall high altitude, which is punctuated by the scorching heat of the sun during the day.

It is not strange that we have to be aware of the consequences of the changing seasons with several diseases that come in ambush due to declining body health.

Quoted from webMD.com, the following are some of the diseases to watch out for in the transition season.

1. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF).

This transition season disease in Indonesia is like a seasonal disease. There have been many sufferers. The dengue virus causes this disease through the bite of the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes.

Symptoms of dengue fever include high fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, spots on the skin, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, weakness, bleeding in the nose and gums.

2. Chikungunya

Still the same as dengue disease, Chikungunya occurs due to the bite of a mosquito that carries the chikungunya virus, namely Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus which also causes dengue fever. Ages that are susceptible to infection are the elderly, newborns, as well as people with certain diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.

3. Types

The transition season, especially entering the rainy season, will cause a lot of puddles. From there one of the dangerous diseases lodged, namely typhoid.

4. Influenza

Influenza is a transition season disease that often occurs. When the transition season takes place, the influenza virus does not only attack adults, children are also susceptible to it. Complications can occur in infants two years of age or less and those who are elderly.

5. Shortness of breath and allergies

Asthma or shortness of breath occurs when there is inflammation of the airways in our body. Exercising in cold weather can make the condition worse.

Disease transition season This often occurs due to allergies to cold / hot air. Especially for those who have a history of the disease can easily recur. Coughing, sneezing, runny nose and shortness of breath are signs that we are starting to get sick.

BILL CLINTON
Baca : Beware of Dengue Fever in the Transition Season

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