Zig zag of temperatures in Mumbai causing health issues to Mumbaikars. The number of patients reporting the hospitals has been increased; the patients are seen suffering from viral infection and chest infections.

The reason for all the illness is due to temperature difference during the day-time and night-time. The temperature difference reported is almost 16 degrees during this season, City doctors says Temperature difference of more than 15 degrees gets harmful to the humans.

In winters the human body is easily affected by viruses, also it reacts for temperature differences. The arteries expand and contract due to the temperature difference and, due to which the blood pressure increases, which may cause heart attacks.

Doctors also added that the city is not use too a sharp winter, thus the people are not much used to the coldness in the weather.Doctors said there has been exponential growth in number of viral infection patients, which are more complex then they use to be, and also patients with chronic respiratory illnesses. Asthma or bronchitis patients are reporting problems like congestion in chest and fever.