Ernakulamhas been reporting almost 40 to 45% ofKerala’s daily dengue cases. Along with dengue cases, fever and chickenpox cases are also increasing.
The situation may worsen due to unresolved garbage issues and flooding, especially in the city area, and there may even be an increase in leptospirosis cases too.
Lack of sunlight and humid weather may bring several monsoon diseases. The spread of monsoon diseases is either through air, water or mosquito bites.
Heavy rains may help reduce dengue cases as larvae may be flushed away from drains. But the downside is that rainwater will collect in other unattended places, which can become a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Also, heavy rains may help bacteria spread faster and wider and even people who are not directly involved with Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture or gardening or roadside cleaning might also suffer.