While the monsoon weather is refreshing rains also bring with them a host of diseases and infections. It is said that the risk of exposure to viruses bacteria and other infections is two times higher during the monsoon than in any other season. The hot and humid climate provides ideal conditions for harmful microorganisms to thrive and get transmitted. The most common monsoon diseases are spread through four major mediums: mosquitoes water air and contaminated food. Monsoon is infamous for air-borne infections such as the common flu viral fever cold cough and sore throat. Senior citizens and children are more