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Unhealthy time, warn experts amid changing temperatures in Mumbai
Updated On: 21 February, 2023 06:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
Hot days and cool nights in city behind myriad ailments, experts concerned that extreme temperatures will hit the vulnerable hardest, eventually increase mortality
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Massive change in temperature and overall weather lead to viruses and bacteria flourishing. Representation pic
AMID cases of fever, throat irritation and cough, eye infection, gradually increasing due to the rise in day temperature and slightly cooler nights, health experts have expressed concern for vulnerable populations who cannot regulate their body temperature effectively. With the prevailing weather conditions likely to be connected to climate change, medical professionals advise that the public protect itself from the extreme temperatures.
Dr Wiqar Shaikh, professor of Medicine, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, said that the recent high variation between day and night temperatures in several states in India, particularly in Maharashtra, is worrisome. Dr Shaikh quoted a study published in the July 2021 edition of the journal Lancet Planetary Health (LPH), which concluded that the temperature variations are a sign of climate change and could lead to an increase in ailments. Dr Shaikh added that the study concluded that the variation could disturb normal sleeping patterns, cause immune damage, increase heart ailments and chronic ailments such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and mental health problems.
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