Wednesday evening witnessed one of the worst cases of Delhi rains in a long while. With the cloud burst and Red alert being issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the capital is coping and is trying to come back onto the roads, go to their office and resume their daily work after being stuck in traffic for hours.

Along with that, experts have also warned the Delhiites of potential health risks that can be the result of waterlogged streets.

Health Risks

We all know mosquito season comes during Delhi monsoons and with the city being flooded and waterlogged the risks can be double.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that can cause high fever. It can damage your blood vessels and lead to drops in your platelets. Stagnant water after the rains could be a major reason for such mosquitoes to breed.

Another health risk related to mosquitoes during the rainy season is Malaria. Here too, stagnant water leads to their breeding ground. This is caused by a parasite that spreads to humans when bitten by an infected mosquito called the anopheles mosquito.

Another health risk is Chikungunya. Rain and monsoon are breeding grounds for Aedes aegypti, a type of mosquito responsible for this disease which can lead to severe joint and muscle pain.

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Another non-mosquito-related disease which can be on the rise is Typhoid. This happens due to contaminated water sources during the rains. The symptoms are infections, high fever, weakness and stomach pain.

Rain can also lead to water-borne hepatitis infections like Hepatitis A and E. This usually spikes during monsoon and happens due to poor sanitation and contaminated water sources.

One must also be aware of the other kinds of diseases like skin infections, and fungal and bacterial infections that rise during the monsoon, especially due to the humid weather. Even gastrointestinal infections, viruses and parasites are something that one must look for.

When roads are flooded, many walk through such roads which may lead to leptospirosis. This is a disease that happens when humans are in contact with the urine of infected animals. The exposure increases during rain as the water or soil may get mixed with the urine due to flooding.

Thus, it is important to stay cautious and stay healthy during the monsoon season. Be on the lookout for what you eat, cover yourself up so mosquitos cannot bite you and look out for waterlogged roads and try not to walk through that.