Monsoon Disease Risk: Why Rain Relief Can Also Bring Health Trouble
Monsoon brings relief from heat, but it also creates perfect conditions for infections. Stagnant water, humidity, contaminated drinking water, flooding, poor drainage and unsafe food can quickly increase the risk of dengue, malaria, diarrhoea, typhoid, jaundice, leptospirosis and fungal infections. The rain may cool the weather, but it also exposes the weak spots in sanitation … Read more