jaipur the rising mercury in the city has heightened the risk of people falling ill as an increased temperature is suitable for bacterial and viral growth typhoid jaundice gastroenteritis and fever are common diseases these days and are spreading in the city because of bacterial and viral growth the outpatient departments opd of sms hospital jk lon hospital kanwatia hospital and private clinics have registered a rise in patients with such complaints temperature between the range of 30 degrees celsius and 40 degrees celsius is conducive for bacterial growth in food and water and will make people vulnerable to seasonal diseases doctors said dr c l nawal professor and unit head department of medicine sms medical college and hospital said patients coming to the hospital with complaints of jaundice typhoid and gastroenteritis have increased these diseases are waterborne and also caused by eating unhygienic and unsafe food besides it is also a time when mothers have to take extra care of their infants and children jk lon hospital which is a child specialty hospital witnessed a rise in children being admitted to the hospital with diarrhoea vomiting and other stomach ailments dr ashok gupta the hospitals senior doctor said this is a suitable temperature for bacterial and ecoli growth bacteria and ecoli need slightly warm temperature to grow so as a result of bacterial and ecoli growth patients have increased of diarrhea vomiting hepatitis a and other stomach ailments including typhoid these days he further said in high temperature the bacterial and ecoli growth is not as fast as in the temperature which is slightly warm dr gupta informed that ecoli is causing diarrhoea and the sudden increase in the mercury level is causing bacterial infection in food which is giving rise to cases of typhoid and jaundice but when the temperature passes 40 degrees celsius complaints of heat fatigue heat exhaustion and heat strokes would become common and the diseases which are prevalent these days would subside he added these diseases are common among children but people of all age are becoming ill because of bacteria and virus dr arun joshi said he said precautions are the only way to deal with the stomach ailments people should eat fresh food and should drink clean water dr joshi addeddoctors advice 1eat fresh food as bacteria can grow on food kept in for hours 2drink clean water 3keep food in hygienic containers 4avoid eating unsafe food at roadside restaurants food has to be of good quality