bangalore staying healthy during the summer requires more than just eating the right food the season brings along with it a host of ailments hospitals in the city are witnessing a rise in the cases of waterborne diseases like gastroenteritis and typhoid experts say this is the perfect time for bacteria to multiply in case of gastroenteritis there is loss of fluids due to diarrhoea that needs to be replaced immediate medical attention may be required if the symptoms include high fever abdominal pain vomiting and cramps the cause of other diseases like jaundice and typhoid is the same contaminated food and water internal medicine consultant sunil h s said street food and drinks should be avoided one can contract diseases from open food sold on the roadside one should consume food that is hygienically prepared and stored in typhoid the infection starts from the gastrointestinal track and spreads to other parts of the body the symptoms include high fever severe fatigue and abdominal pain cholera is another dreaded summer disease where the body loses water and electrolytes in a short span of time jaundice a viral infection of the liver is also common this time of year the symptoms are vomitting abdominal pian and yellow urine doctors also warn against infections and vectorborne diseases like dengue chikungunya and malaria bbmp chief health officer l t gayathri said all necessary precautions are being taken for prevention of gastroenteritis and vectorborne diseases the agency has distributed circulars on precautionary measures distributed halogen tablets and issued directions for removal of garbage