Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 -- Amid rising COVID-19 active cases, the risk of monsoon diseases like influenza, seasonal flu, dengue, malaria, chikungunya and typhoid looms large with the early arrival of the monsoon in Kerala.
COVID- 19 and monsoon diseases present similar symptoms that include fever, body ache, fatigue, headache, sore throat and vomiting, which make it difficult to differentiate between them, Dr Naresh Purohit, Advisor, National Communicable Disease Programme, said.
Therefore, it is important for people to know the specific symptoms of these diseases to get correct and timely attention, renowned Epidemiologist said.
"One has to observe carefully for specific signs of diseases to recognise the difference. Dengue and malar...