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Medical Corner

Stay Hydrated

Don’t Let Rainy Drink a lot of water to help your body get rid
of bacteria, germs, and other contagious
diseases like coughs, colds, and other things.
Days Ruin Your side, your body will need a lot of warm bever-
Additionally, because it is already cool out-

ages like tea and nutrient-rich juices to stay
Health hydrated, soothe sore throats, and lower the Protect Your Home From

risk of getting a cold.

Stay Dry

Try The best defence against illnesses like colds, Mosquitoes

These coughs, the flu, and fever is to keep yourself Use insect repellents to avoid contracting

dry, clean, and fresh. To stay dry, always keep
dengue and malaria during the rainy season,
5 Genius a small umbrella or raincoat in your back- when mosquitoes are very active. Maintain a
pack. It’s crucial to take a bath right away if
clean environment free from shrubs, stagnant
Tips! brought on by decreased or absent im- you are soaked by the rain. Your body tem- water, and other places where mosquitoes

munity. Additionally, you’ll be more sus- perature would become more regular as a can breed.
result.
ceptible to cough, cold, and fever because
Wash Your Hands
e cannot dispute that the flu of the environment’s excessive moisture. Do not allow water to collect in or around your
and other ailments like cough, The first thing you should do to combat Regularly household in containers. Last but not the least,
Wcolds, allergies, malaria, etc. this is consume lots of vitamin C, whole- use mosquito nets to protect yourself, since
malaria-causing insects tend to strike at night
are prevalent during this time, despite the some foods, and water. Due to the damp environment, bacteria and
and in the early morning.
fact that the rainy season can be delight- water-borne illnesses like dengue and diar-
ful, cozy, and comfortable. To assist to strengthen your immune sys- rhoea are more active during the rainy sea-
Here are some suggestions for you and tem. eat antioxidant-rich fruits and veg- son. It is therefore crucial to wash your hands
your family on how to keep healthy during gies. Ugwu, waterleaf, and spinach are before you eat or touch your face. The first line
this season to help make your rainy examples of vegetables that might assist of defence against the myriad of water- and

months illness-proof: to strengthen the immune system. Linoleic air-borne pathogens we encounter during this
acid and probiotics, which are also found season is regular hand washing.
Keep The Body in dairy products including milk, cheese,

Nutrient Intake High and yoghurt, aid to protect the body from
infections. Vitamin D-rich foods, such as
red meat, liver, egg yolk, etc., can also help
Nurse Martha Bolarinwa
The majority of illnesses and infections enhance your body immunity against mi-

that develop during the rainy season are crobes this season. Head Nurse