Assessing the infectious diseases of students in different weather seasons in dit university dehradun, Uttarakhand (India)

This study assess the influence of climatic factors on various infectious diseases of students in DIT University Dehradun. For this, it considersprimary data based on daily survey of students who came for medical treatment for various infectious diseases in Hospital of DIT University during December 01, 2015 to November 30, 2016. Descriptive results of study indicate that seven types of seasonal diseases are apparent during aforesaid period. Accordingly, it measures the influence of climatic factors on recognised seven diseases using linear and non-linear regression models. Furthermore, empirical results provide an evidence that climatic factors have a negative impact on various infectious seasonal diseases. Hence, it can be claimed that climate change have a negative influence on human health. Therefore, it is very great concern for medical representative and national policy makers to prepare an effective and conducive climate policy plan to mitigate the adverse impact of climatic factors on seasonal infectious diseases of common people in India and other developing economies. Furthermore, itcome up with viable and practical policy suggestions to avoid the negative consequences of climatic factors on human health. Finally, it provides an authentic research gap that can be considered by existing researchers in subsequent studies.