{"id":1673,"date":"2018-08-06T12:30:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mediquo.com\/?p=1673"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:55:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T11:55:26","slug":"the-most-frequent-infections-in-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/en\/general-medicine\/the-most-frequent-infections-in-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"The most frequent infections in summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s finally summer; the weather is good, the days are long, the vacations begin\u2026 What a desire to enjoy and enjoy the days to the fullest! However, you begin to not feel well and your throat hurts and you start coughing. To make matters worse, your child has been bitten by a jellyfish and a few of your family members cannot stop vomiting. Surely it was the salad from the beach bar! What bad luck! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And although winter is usually associated with flu and common colds, <\/span><b>there are many typical summer infections that can ruin our vacations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Some serious infections caused by bacteria are related to the ambient temperature and its increases by up to 46% in summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Common infections in summer:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>High temperatures coupled with poor handling of food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make food poisoning too frequent. They usually cause <\/span><b>diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Gastroenteritis caused by viruses or bacteria such as <\/span><b>salmonellosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is typical.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>combination of water and heat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps the appearance of <\/span><b>bacteria and fungi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in pools and lakes. It is very typical conjunctivitis (especially in children) and <\/span><b>athlete&#8217;s foot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> dampness of swimsuits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and bikinis contributes to urinary infections such as <\/span><b>cystitis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and vaginal infections such as candidiasis, <\/span><b>which are very common<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>air conditioning<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sudden changes in temperature, lead to infections such as <\/span><b>pharyngitis, bronchitis and otitis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, in recent years there has been a concerning increase in <\/span><b>sexually transmitted diseases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the summer months. During the holidays there are situations that can increase the risk of these infections, which is subsequently reflected in an increase in cases of diseases such as <\/span><b>syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the autumn and winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Other summer disorders<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although they are not of infectious origin, there are other disorders that are also typical of summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We sweat more in the heat and some people may get <\/span><b>kidney stones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To avoid this, it is recommended to <\/span><b>drink plenty of water and protect yourself from the heat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This will also avoid <\/span><b>dehydration and heat stroke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can be especially serious in the elderly. Special attention must be paid to the <\/span><b>cuts of digestion or hydrocution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also have to be careful with <\/span><b>sunburns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as they increase the risk of many skin diseases, including cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this time of year, it is also common to <\/span><b>have trouble sleeping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Heat can hinder sleep and the next day we are tired, apathetic and in a bad mood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, you also have to be careful with <\/span><b>wasp, mosquito or jellyfish stings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially with people who are allergic. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are going to travel to an exotic country, it is important to take the appropriate measures since mosquitoes can transmit serious diseases such as malaria or dengue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>I got infected, what do I do?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The treatment varies according to the disease. The important thing is to stay calm and go to the doctor to be treated for the infection. In some cases antibiotics or antifungals will be necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Content validated by the mediQuo medical team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s finally summer; the weather is good, the days are long, the vacations begin\u2026 What a desire to enjoy and enjoy the days to the fullest! However, you begin to not feel well and your throat hurts and you start coughing. To make matters worse, your child has been bitten by a jellyfish and a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/en\/general-medicine\/the-most-frequent-infections-in-summer\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[906],"tags":[1596,936,795,839,1309,1505,1268],"class_list":["post-1673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-medicine","tag-cistitis-en","tag-diabetes-en","tag-gastroenteritis-en","tag-health","tag-infection","tag-otitis-en","tag-summer"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1673,"es":1068},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1674,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673\/revisions\/1674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediquo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}