Beware! These Monsoon Maladies Are Deadlier Than Covid-19 Every year, the onset of monsoons brings with itself a host of diseases. A little carelessness about the symptoms of some of them proves to be life-threatening. Jeevan Prakash Sharma 30 July 2021, Last Updated at 3:08 pm Representational Image-AP outlookindia.com 2021-07-30T15:08:42+05:30 Since March 2020, Covid-19 has predominated all other health issues and all precautions are directed towards protection from this viral disease. "Most of the disease during monsoons have an inocuous presentation but may go on to become lethal if not diagnosed and treated on time," Dr Mala Kaneria, consultant, dept of infectious Diseases, Jaslok Hospital And Research Centre Mumbai said.