With much of the United States, Mexico, India and the Middle East suffering through blistering heat waves, worsened by human-caused climate change, several doctors, physiologists and other experts explained to The Associated Press what happens to the human body in such heat. AdvertisementDr. Neil Gandhi, emergency medicine director at Houston Methodist Hospital, said during heat waves anyone who comes in with a fever of 102 or higher and no clear source of infection will be looked at for heat exhaustion or the more severe heat stroke. The usual first suspect is heat stroke — critical increases in body temperature that cause organs to fail. But the bigger killer in heat is the strain on the heart, especially for people who have cardiovascular disease, Jay said. "Humid heat waves kill a lot more people than dry heat waves," Kenney said.

Source: Manila Times June 23, 2024 04:07 UTC