It is the official ‘umbrellas, boots and raincoats’ season. Pitter patter every now and then, water puddles all around, the hot and humid climate, everything damp, and lots of symptoms of viral infection– definitely monsoon season is a little too much to handle sometimes.

People of Pakistan usually enjoy occasional rain pours but a whole season of rainfall brings overflowing streets, weird creepy crawlies (we mean insects) and the excess rain causes certain areas to be flooded as well.

The stuffy weather with moisture in the air and constant mood swings between warm and cold isn’t something positively affecting our health as well. So eventually monsoon season calls for weakened immunity which leads to different diseases and people altogether start showing the same symptoms of viral infection.

Since the rainy season invites and hosts several symptoms of viral infection, ZAFA pharmaceutical deems it right to go over them and lay out all the precautions to dodge the symptoms and avoid falling sick, let’s dive into it.

The common monsoon disease to look out for:

• Cold and flu: Runny nose, sneezing, body aches, fever, general fatigues, etc all come along with the usual cold and flu in the rainy season.
• Viral fever: Viral fever is one of the symptoms of viral infection. Additional symptoms may include a runny nose, coughing, nausea, etc. this usually goes away with time and measures taken against it.
• Typhoid: Rainy season unusually brings along stomach aches, high fever, headache, diarrhea or constipation, weakness, etc which are known to be symptoms of typhoid. It originates from contaminated food and water. This bacterial infection is taken lightly but it can be fatal.
• Malaria and dengue: Both mosquito-borne diseases spread heightened during the monsoon season. It takes about a week to recover from either of them but if symptoms seem to increase then consulting a doctor is the best option.

Precautions to avoid falling sick:

• Follow a healthy diet: A diet including fresh homemade food with green vegetables and fruits to enhance the immune system. Avoid street food or eating out in general. Wash your vegetables and fruits as soon as they come in.
• Take care of hygiene: Maintaining hygiene during monsoon is the key to good health and in preventing symptoms of viral infection as well. Don’t touch your face or your food with unwashed hands.
• Stay hydrated: Keeping yourself hydrated has always been effective in whatever situation. Make sure to take in plenty of fluids and use boiled water only.
• Sleep well: Healthy immunity depends on a good night’s sleep as well. Sleep for atleast 8 hours at night to feel charged and fresh enough to dodge any monsoon disease.

As the top pharmaceutical company in Pakistan, ZAFA tends to care about the health of the people of Pakistan, especially in the peak of the monsoon season. ZAFA believes that rainfalls are to be enjoyed with a warm cup of tea and a plate full of onion fritters and not be sick and sore in bed.

So the team at ZAFA hopes you dodge every symptoms of viral infection and at the occurrence of any sort of disease make sure you head to https://zafa.com.pk/our-products/ to find suitable medicine by ZAFA Pharmaceuticals to cure you that instant.

ZAFA believes in quality over everything for both medicine and health and wishes the best of safety and health for every Pakistani this monsoon season!