There are some health problems that are more frequent at the time of year when temperatures rise due to hot weather and dry weather. Maintaining care to prevent summer diseases is essential to enjoy this season with well-being and without worries.
To avoid complications, it is essential to adopt some habits when summer comes, such as the use of sunscreen and increased water intake. Want to know more about the subject? Check out the four main diseases that arise at this time and see how to prevent them.
- Dehydration
Hot weather, greater exposure to the sun and increased sweat production due to high temperatures are factors that make your body dehydrate quickly. As our body is mostly composed of water, Dehydration can cause tiredness, weakness, lethargy and headaches, especially on dry weather days.
For this reason, to ensure your well-being, it is recommended to drink 2.5 liters of water, juices and teas daily during the summer, as well as consuming natural foods.
- Skin Cancer
December Orange reminds you of the importance of preventing Skin Cancer. This is not necessarily a disease associated with summer, however, increased exposure to the sun can favor the emergence of melanomas.
The radiation emitted by ultraviolet rays is one of the main risk factors for Skin Cancer. Therefore, it is essential to avoid exposure to the sun from 10 am to 4 pm, reinforce the use of sunscreen, hats, umbrellas and sunglasses. These precautions are necessary even in the mildest seasons, however, it is important that they be redoubled during the summer.
- Dengue fever
Dengue is caused by a virus transmitted through the bite of Aedes aegypti. The hot climate offers the necessary factors for the mosquito’s reproduction cycle to be faster. Therefore, we can consider it as one of the summer diseases, although it is also present in other seasons. This third disease usually occurs in countries with a tropical climate.
To protect yourself from Dengue, eliminate the spaces that the mosquito uses to reproduce, that is, all sources of clean and still water. Buckets, waste baskets, toilets, plant dishes, tires and even objects on the street that can collect rainwater need to be turned over or covered.
Other prevention measures are: apply repellent on the skin (observe the re-application time in each package), use insecticides that kill the dengue mosquito indoors and use mosquito nets on the beds.
- Food Poisoning
The hot climate also favors the proliferation of microorganisms, such as parasites, bacteria and viruses, which can contaminate meat, eggs and other foods.
For this reason, it is common to have more Food Poisoning in this period. One way to prevent the problem is to give preference to food preparation at home, avoid restaurants or food courts that receive many people and have their dishes exposed, in addition to keeping the products well refrigerated.
As seen, summer illnesses can disrupt the fun and good times of the season. To avoid this, remember to use sunscreen frequently, drink plenty of water and prioritize a light diet, preferably at home. Also, in case of symptoms, avoid taking medications on your own.
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