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Winter Blues: Health Conditions to Take Seriously
Winter brings with itself a specific set of health issues, not forgetting the falling mercury and falling snowflakes. Winter may go all haywire with your physical as well as mental health. Some of the serious health conditions within the winters are described below.
Respiratory Ailments
1. Asthma:
The air of winter might lead to an asthma attack.
2. Bronchitis:
Inflammation of bronchial tubes.
3. Pneumonia:
Lung infection primarily at seasonal times when vulnerability occurs to a certain population.
Cold-Related Illnesses:
1. Hypothermia:
Exposure to cold for an extended period of time.
2. Frostbite:
Skin and other tissues freeze.
3. Raynaud's Disease:
Blood flow to the extremities fails to do the job right.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
1. Depression:
Absence of sun causes breakdown mood and energy.
2. Anxiety:
Social isolation, and winter blues occur.
