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When the temperature rises too much, discomfort and illness develop.
Heat-related illnesses range from minor disorders, like swollen legs or heat rash, to the more serious and dangerous conditions of dehydration and heatstroke.
The elderly, the very young and the sick are at greatest risk. Although it could be prevented, many thousands of people die each year as a direct or indirect result of heat-related illnesses.
Heat Disorders
Heat-related illness and discomfort
What is in the book?
Chapter: Heat
Heat and the body
Temperature regulation, heat loss
Acclimatization, risk factors
Heat-related disorders
Skill impairment, conception, birth
Food poisoning
Cardiovascular system
Heat intolerance, rash, cramps,
Heat exhaustion
Heat syncope, heat and sunstroke
Dehydration, muscle meltdown
Heatwave
Mortality rate
Economic and social impact
Urban Heat Island effect
Risk groups
Beat the heat
