Seasonal weather changes can affect every person differently because while some people have good immunity and can tide over seasonal changes without any health implications, others suffer from viral fevers and other health-related complications. The monsoon season in India generally occurs between June and August, depending on the region and this season can cause a host of airborne, water-borne and vector-borne diseases called viral infections . In an interview with HT Lifestye, Dr Paritosh Baghel, Senior Consultant -Internal Medicine at SL Raheja Hospital in Mahim, shared that viral infections occurring during monsoon can be clubbed into various groups, depending on how they spread - Airborne viral infections include common cold, influenza and viral flu.
Water-borne viral infections which include viral gastroenteritis and diarrhoea Vector-borne viral infections, which include chikungunya and dengue Dr Paritosh Baghel revealed, “As the name shows, viral infections are infections caused by various types of viruses. Viruses can affect any organ system of our body like the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, heart, nervous system etc. During monsoons, one common viral infection is fever.
Most times, the temperature of the human body is 98.6°F or 37°C. If the temperature increases even a degree above, it is a fever.
Fevers often signify that the human body is trying to fight off bacterial or viral infection.” What are the symptoms of viral fever? Dr Paritosh Baghel e.