Pune: Doctors have warned that longer spells of diurnal temperature variation ongoing (temperature differences between day and night) may cause an increase in viral respiratory tract infection or above, and the incidence of body and sinus problems.
Pune is currently witnessing sunny days are warm with maximum temperatures above 30 ° C and a cold night with a minimum with a low 10ºC – diurnal variations of up to 20ºC.
Past studies have linked higher diurnal variation against an increase in visits to the doctor.
One international study says the occurrence of upper respiratory tract infections increased in response to every 1ºC rise in diurnal temperature range (DTR).
Also, research in Korea also suggested that the respiratory disease is influenced by the increase in the DTR.
Family Physician Dr Hillary Rodrigues told TOI, “When you have a temperature difference of day and night, it leads to an increase in upper respiratory tract infections, body aches, headache problems and sinus.
We are now largely getting patients Covid with such complaints.
But the longer this weather lasts, the higher the possibility of other viral infections are also increasing.
“He added,” When someone is under the hot sun, it causes blood vessels to dilate.
When someone back into the room around it, it causes blood vessels to constrict .
In such a scenario, the body hardly gets time to adjust to two temperature extremes.
This can cause problems such as body aches and headaches.
“Dr Vilas Gundecha, Chairman intensivist, InLaks and Hospital Budhrani, said,” wave Covid have cover viral infections that we see around this time.
But this weather da pat improve other viral infections, something that is seen at the end of last year delta waves.
A similar situation can be seen during the wave of Omicron also, when shifting or extreme weather can cause a surge of viral infection.
“The pediatrician Dr.
Anay Deshmukh told TOI that the real difference in day and night temperature within a period of 24 hours given to make some children more susceptible to recurrent cough and cold symptoms in addition to gastrointestinal infections as small as loose motions and vomiting.” Fortunately, most of this disease does not require antibiotics and their use should be highly discouraged in this situation.
Diurnal temperature variations of such is also problematic for children with asthma, who experienced a worsening of symptoms in moments like that, “he said.” It also can increase the incidence of non-infectious cough and cold in children less than six months.
Also, we have noticed an increase in post-covid cough among some children at this time, which could to some extent associated with day and night temperature extremes and trends of positive allergy on their parents, “said Dr Deshmukh.
Subhal Dixit, Director, Critical Care Hospital Sanjeevan Hospital MJM, told TOI, “regardless of the type of virus that occurs in the air, the first line of defense is masking the right, sanitation, remain in the environment clean, maintain hydration and daily exercise for good immunity.
All these practices played a major role in keeping the virus infection at bay.
To combat Covid, one should also make sure to get a dose of the vaccine are pending, including booster for those who qualify.
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