The rainy season in Nigeria usually run from April to October every year.
The rainy season is beneficial especially to the farmers as it maximizes the production of crop. Intense rain can kill the plants because of erosion in the farm.
Rain has a dramatic effect on agriculture as the plants need some water to survive. However, it is also a season to be conscious of.
This season is marked by heavy rainfall and can cause much adverse effect on both human and the society at large. This season is often marked by poor sunlight which may lead to spread of infectious diseases.
According to Dr. Richard Shaugnessy, Director of the clean Air Programme at the University of Tulsa, damp walls and houses have been proven to cause respiratory illnesses. He also explained that moisture in homes has been identified to be associated with respiratory problems and other detrimental health to people with homes.
Eruke Mume wrote in the Pointer “the health implication which the geologist have propounded is that the weather controls digestive system and for such reason, the rainy season which majorly lives the day damp and dull is not the time people consume more because there is no proper digestive activities taking place.”
Some researchers have provided evidence that mortality rate increase during the period of cold weather. This mostly occur from diseases such as hypothermia, influenza and pneumonia.
The road and drainage system become muddy and water – logged and there is presence of water everywhere. This can lead to flooding which according to National Emergency Management Agency is the excess water on land that is not normally dry. Flooding is commonly caused by heavy downpours of rains on flat ground.
Floods can have devastating consequences and can have effect on the economy, environment and people. Flooding brings a lot of diseases and infections such as malaria due to the increased presence of mosquitoes, typhoid, pneumonia. Some other insects and snakes make their way to the area and can cause havoc. Floods do not only damage properties and endanger the lives of human and animals but also produce other secondary effects like the outbreak of diseases such as cholera and malaria as well.
Flooding encourages the breeding of mosquitoes.
Malaria has always been the biggest public health problem and the most common disease in many parts of Africa including Nigeria. According to WHO, malaria affect children more during the rainy season when the parasites are produced in generous quantity. Prevent stagnation of water and the storage tanks should be covered and cleaned to avert the breeding of mosquitoes so as to prevent malaria.Heavy rainfall also makes the roads dangerous as accidents mostly occur because of bad weather. According to research accident mostly during bad weather and specifically during the rainy season.
Food poisoning commonly occurs during the rainy season as there is possibility of contamination from the flood water. Cleanliness is high important in this season as the cases of food poisoning is prevalent during rainy season. Always wash your hands as it often helps to reduce the transfer of germs. According some researchers people should reduce or stay away for street food this season to avoid food poisoning.
Dr. Bharat Jagiasi, Critical care intensivist at Sunrise hospital also advised– make drinking water safe by boiling, filtering and by using ultraviolet purifiers to ensure its purity or just stick to a bottled mineral water to protect yourself from water – borne diseases.
The commonest adverse effect of flood is drowning. Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death world wide accumulating for 7% of all injury – related deaths, according to WHO(World Health Organisation).
Sorces: Privateproperty.com/get home for rainy days
Indiacelebrating.com/rainy season – essay
Eschooltoday.com/natural disaster/effects of flooding
Niaraproject.com/project
Thepointernewsonline.com
Indiatimes.com/monsoon related diseases and dangers to be wary of this rainy season.
No comments:
Post a Comment