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The North of our country is entering the days of drizzle, dampness, and very uncomfortable humidity. This is a favorable condition for viruses, bacteria, and molds to grow, causing many diseases that affect the health of many people.
Humid weather creates conditions for many respiratory diseases to develop.
1. Many diseases are likely to appear in humid weather.
- Air with too much humidity will create conditions for many types of viruses that cause respiratory diseases, chickenpox, rash fever, measles, rubella to develop. In particular, children and the elderly are the most susceptible to infection because children and the elderly have low resistance and are susceptible to illness, especially children who are allergic to the weather.
In addition, the current transitional season is also the peak of some respiratory diseases..When sick, if not treated early, the virus can enter the lungs and cause respiratory failure very quickly. At the same time, molds and fungi grow very quickly in humid weather, floating in the air, sticking to clothes, books, blankets, etc., making many people susceptible to allergies, respiratory infections, causing asthma attacks.
- Common symptoms of upper respiratory diseases, especially sore throat in humid weather are often: Sore throat; difficulty swallowing; painful, stuck swallowing of food, drinks or even saliva; Hoarseness; May have fever, chills; Whole body aches, fatigue; swollen and red tonsils...; May have headache, earache; easy to vomit after eating...
If the child cannot speak yet, he or she will often show the following symptoms: fussiness; loss of appetite, difficulty eating and drinking, refusal to swallow food because the child's throat mucosa is swollen, causing pain when swallowing; the child coughs a lot, has difficulty breathing, rapid breathing, snores while sleeping; fever; abnormal drooling... When seeing the child with the above symptoms, parents need to take the child to the hospital for timely diagnosis and treatment.
- Especially for people with allergies, asthma is very easy to have asthma attacks in this weather. Because of the impact of humid air, plus mold agents in the house can cause asthma attacks to flare up.
- In addition, the humid weather makes food easily spoiled, and when eaten, it can cause digestive disorders and diarrhea...
- Prolonged cold and humid weather also makes many people, especially the elderly, susceptible to respiratory diseases, especially seasonal flu. If you get the flu, the disease is often severe and can easily lead to complications such as pneumonia and can have unpredictable bad developments.
- Along with that, chronic diseases such as bone and joint diseases, gastric and duodenal ulcers, bone and joint pain, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and bronchial asthma... also often increase and recur in humid weather. Unpleasant weather also makes many people feel frustrated, have trouble sleeping, and eat poorly.
- In addition, when the humidity in the air is too high, the slippery floor can easily cause dangerous slipping and falling accidents.
- In particular, humid weather is also the cause of many skin diseases, especially fungal skin diseases: body fungus, intertrigo, hair fungus... seborrheic dermatitis, scabies, pityriasis versicolor... also appear.
2. What to do to prevent disease in humid weather?
To prevent diseases during the wet season, the best way is to have solutions to maintain a clean living environment and improve the body's resistance by doing the following:
- You should use a dehumidifier to create dryness or turn on the air conditioner in dry mode to reduce humidity, maintaining air humidity at 40 - 60% is best.
- Clothes need to be dried thoroughly to avoid creating conditions for mold to grow.
- Floors and glass doors are places where water easily accumulates, causing dampness and slipperiness, making it dangerous to move around, so they need to be wiped regularly with a dry cloth. Limit opening doors to allow humid air into the house.
- To stay healthy during the changing seasons, it is necessary to maintain a scientific lifestyle: sleep on time and get enough sleep; Pay attention to daily exercise to expose yourself to sunlight to increase the body's resistance against pathogens.
- When leaving the house, you should wear a mask to prevent disease.
- Wear enough clothes to adapt to the weather outside. Always carry an umbrella or raincoat when going out to avoid getting cold from the rain.
- Especially for the elderly and children, it is necessary to pay attention to a reasonable, scientific, balanced diet with full of necessary nutrients, micronutrients and vitamins.
- Eat cooked food and drink boiled water to avoid digestive diseases; Limit eating raw or undercooked food.
- It is especially necessary to ensure food hygiene and safety in humid weather; Do not eat spoiled or moldy food to avoid infection; Keep dishes and chopsticks clean and free of mold.
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