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Health Authorities Ask People To Ensure Proper Oral, Hygiene To Keep Disease Away In Monsoon Season
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published July 19, 2018 | 06:51 PM
The district health Authority has called upon the people to ensure proper oral, internal and external hygiene to keep disease away during the current monsoon season.
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jul, 2018 ) :The district health Authority has called upon the people to ensure proper oral, internal and external hygiene to keep disease away during the current monsoon season.
District Health Officer Dr Tariq told APP that more rains are likely in next few days as per predictions of Meteorological Department. He asked the residents of twin cities to be careful during the monsoon season as it reduces immunity of the body making it vulnerable to seasonal ailment, adding that with the arrival of monsoon threat of diseases increases manifold.
� He said the diseases associated with monsoon include malaria, jaundice, gastrointestinal infections such as typhoid and cholera. Small pools of water which get stagnant due to rain become breeding ground for mosquitoes which spread diseases such as malaria and dengue.
He advised the residents to use mosquito's nets and repellent like mats and coils. The DHO also cautioned the citizen to avoid walking in dirty water during the rainy season because it may lead to fungal infection which affects the toes and nail, diabetic patients should take special care of their feet and keep them dry and clean.
The official said an anti-dengue campaign was in full swing under which surveillance was being carried out in different parts of the city. He said it was the responsibility of every citizen to play their role in controlling dengue by adopting precautionary measures and ensuring cleanliness and not allowing water to remain stagnant in the surroundings.
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