monsoon health, monsoon diseases, monsoon tips

dependent on standing water to reproduce, mosquitoes are small blood-sucking insects.Female mosquitoes depend on blood to lay eggs. They feed by sticking their mouth parts into a male mosquito's and sucking blood. This blood is then transferred to human beings. Therefore, when the mosquito punctures your skin, this action causes germs like viruses and bacterias to spread




Infections caused by mosquito-borne diseases can range from mild to very serious illnesses. The illness may include rashes, headaches, severe pain in muscles and joints and chilly sensations. It is only through a specific blood test, that one can detect whether one is suffering from mosquito-borne disease or not. 

Avoiding mosquito bites is the first, and most obvious, method to avoid mosquito-borne diseases: Some other practical ways are:

• Optimal prevention of diseases is a must. First and foremost, make sure that you limit outside activity at dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are the most active.  
• Use insect sprays indoors, soon after the sun sets. 
• Bed nets are a must in the monsoon. For added protection, soak them in insecticide before use. 
• Make sure there are no unscreened entry points in your house.  
• Protective clothing, i.e., long-sleeved shirts and pants is a must, in order to protect yourself from the poisonous mosquito bite. 
• Using a mosquito net decreases the risk of coming in contact with 
• If traveling to even more mosquito infested areas, for instance monsoon treks or towns with poor sanitation, then ensure that there is no epidemic at play in these locations. 

The most common mosquito-borne disease in India: Dengue. Also known as break bone fever, dengue is a communicable disease that arises when an infected mosquito bites you. Transmitted by several species of mosquito within the Aedes group, dengue also tends to turn into dengue hemorrhagic fever, which leads to bleeding from the nose, or under the skin. Dengue is a life-threatening disease and is frightfully common in pregnant women, children and tourists.

The second most common mosquito-borne disease in India: Malaria. One of the deadliest diseases of the developing world, malaria is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito, which transmits the pathogen from one infected person to a healthy one. 

One might suffer from fever, headaches, nausea, muscle pain and weakness in malaria. If the mosquito bites you, the parasite gets into your blood stream laying more eggs, which feed on your blood cells thereby worsening the condition. Thus, prevention of malaria in the peak monsoon and summer season is a must.