Ever noticed how you’re fine one day, and the next you’re sneezing, tired, or down with a fever? That sudden shift usually isn’t random. It’s the weather playing its tricks. When temperatures swing, hot afternoons, cool evenings, unexpected rain, your body has to keep adjusting. And sometimes, it just can’t keep up.
Our immune system doesn’t like instability. So when the weather keeps changing, it gets a little stressed. Viruses, on the other hand, love this kind of confusion. They spread faster, especially when people move between air-conditioned rooms and humid outdoor air. Your throat feels it first. Then comes the runny nose, the cough, the low energy.
The tricky part is how normal this feels. People ignore early signs, thinking it’s “just the weather.” But that’s exactly when you need to slow down, hydrate, and rest a bit more than usual.
To discuss this, TOI Health connected with Dr. A Zeenat Ahmed, Associate Director- Internal Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Noida and Dr. Santosh Kumar Agrawal, Director – Internal Medicine, Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital Faridabad.
