Colder than usual, what is the impact on the body?

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The society of some parts of Indonesia thinks that the temperature is cooler in recent days. For example in Bandung on July 1-5 average temperature recorded 17-18 degrees Celsius according to BMKG Bandung data. Meanwhile in the Dieng region, dew forms ice because the temperature is so cold.

Decreased temperature in some parts of Indonesia, this can apparently have an impact on the body. According to a FKUI-RSCM internal medicine specialist, Ari Fahrial Syam, two diseases can occur in the event of a temperature change considered extreme today. Relapse of Chronic Disease

Some of the diseases that have been previously can recur when cold air. Like asthma (shortness of breath), allergic colds (allergic rhinitis) and skin allergies due to cold air like bumps or itching.

2. Diseases that occur directly from cold temperatures

Certain conditions occur directly because of cold temperatures such as dry skin, cracked brown skin, cracked lips and mimisian

" If exposure to cold air continues there will be a decrease in body temperature (hypothermia) of course that will disrupt the public, "Ari said in a short message received Health-Liputan6. com writes Sunday (8/7/2018).

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Cooler temperatures than usual also affect the immune system of people. This, Ari says, makes people vulnerable to viral or bacterial infections. One of the Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (ISPA)

"High risk groups are distracted by the cooler temperatures of the elderly, children and toddlers and people with chronic diseases like the diabetes, heart and blood vessels, as well as people who have thyroid problems, "said Ari.