Avoid eating raw food in the form of
salads. You never know if they have been
properly washed, cleaned and stored well.
Avoid chutneys and sauces as they are
usually allowed to stand at room temperature
for several hours in restaurants and are
loaded with harmful micro-organisms.
Avoid milk products, especially rnithai,
if the outlet does not store/display them at
controlled temperatures, as it may contain
harmful bacteria.
Avoid eating at roadside eateries
especially those serving pani puri or
bhel puri as this could cause an
upset stomach.
Monsoon Ailments
MALARIA :
The most common Mosquito borne disease during
monsoon.
Symptoms: High fever, chills,
muscle pain, diarrhea etc
Prevention: Maintain personal and
environmental hygiene.
Avoid accumulating moisture.
Use Mosquito net and repellents.
HEPATITIS A :
Liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus
(HAV).
Symptoms: Fatigue, fever, sore
muscles, headache, pain on the right side of the
abdomen under the rib-cage etc.
Prevention:
Hepatitis A can be prevented through
vaccination.
Avoid food prepared by someone who is
infected with Hepatitis A.
Avoid raw or undercooked shellfish such
as oysters.
LEPTOSPIROSIS :
A bacterial disease affecting both humans and
animals caused by bacteria of the genus
Leptospira.
Symptoms: High fever, severe
headache, chills, muscle aches, vomiting and may
include jaundice, red eyes, abdominal pain,
diarrhea and a rash.
Prevention: Humans become infected
through contact with water, food or soil
containing urine from infected animals. Avoid
swimming or wading in water that might be
contaminated with animal urine.
CHOLERA :
Cholera is an epidemic and infectious
gastroenteritis.
Symptoms: Diarrhea, rapid
dehydration, rapid pulse, dry skin, tiredness
and vomiting etc.
Prevention:
Boiling, filtering, and chlorination of
water for drinking and cooking.
Sterilize all materials that comes in
contact with cholera patients.
