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Health challenges during summer

With the onset of summer, the citizens have to be careful about their health as summer is often considered to be the worst season as many people become victims of infections diseases.…

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Published February 27, 2017 · 3 min read
health challenges during summe

With the onset of summer, the citizens have to be careful about their health as summer is often considered to be the worst season as many people become victims of infections diseases. People also have to face issues such as drinking water, nutritious food, fodder for animals etc., As such, the onus rests on the District Administration, which has to take all precautionary measures for preventing spread of epidemic and endemic diseases. Statistics reveal that 30,615 people became victims of Diarrhea in 2015 and 32,099 in 2016 while the number of Typhoid 1,585 people in 2015 and 1,817 in 2016, Dengue 382 in 2015 and 582 in 2016, Chikungunya 111 in 2015 and 158 in 2016.

The intensity of heat in summer will be very high and hence human body needs more and more of liquids. However, any shortage of fluids in the body will give rise to ailments such as abdominal pain. Drinking of unsafe water leads to diarrhea, vomiting etc., and severe loss of body fluids may lead to serious health issue.

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