Extremelyhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Althoughhotweatherjustmakesmostpeoplefeelhotitcancauseseriousmedicalproblems―evendeath.RecentlyextremeheatwasblamedforkillingmorethanonehundredpeopleinIndia
Extremelyhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Althoughhotweatherjustmakesmostpeoplefeelhotitcancauseseriousmedicalproblems―evendeath.RecentlyextremeheatwasblamedforkillingmorethanonehundredpeopleinIndia.Expertssayheatmaybenature'sdeadliestkiller.
Thetotalheatofahotdayorseveralhotdayscanaffecthealth.Severalhotdaysareconsideredaheatwave.Expertssayheatwavesoftenbecomedangerouswhenthenighttimetemperaturedoesnotdropmuchfromthehighestdaytimetemperature.Thiscausesgreatstressonthehumanbody.
Themostcommonhealthproblemlinkedtohotweatherisheatstress.Thecausesofheatstressincludewearingheavyclothingphysicalworkorexercisehotweatherorhighhumidity(湿度).
Untreatedheatstresscanleadtoamoreseriousproblemcalledheatexhaustion.Apersonsufferingfromheatexhaustionlosestoomuchwaterthroughperspiration(流汗).Thepersonbecomesdehydrated.Heatexhaustionalsocanleadtoheatstrokeifitisnottreated.Heatstrokeisthemostseriousdisorderlinkedtohotweather.
GenerallythebodytemperaturerisestomorethanfortydegreesCelsius.Thebodystopsperspiring.Theskinbecomesdryandveryhot.Apersonmaybecomeunconsciousnotknowingwhatishappening.
Healthexpertssayadultsshoulddrinkabouttwolitersofwateradaytoreplaceallthewaterlostinliquidwastesandperspiration.
Inhotweatherdrinkingcoolliquidsisbest.Cooldrinksdomorethanjustreplacelostbodywater.Theyalsohelpcoolusfasterthanwarmliquidsdo.Thisisbecausetheytakeupmoreheatinsidethebodyandcarryitawayfaster.Yetexpertsadviseagainstdrinkingsweetliquidsinhotweather.Thesugartheycontainslowstheliquidfromgettingintothebloodsystem.Doctorsalsowarnagainstalcoholicdrinks.Alcoholspeedsthelossofbodywaterthroughliquidwastes.
Doctorssayactionsotherthandrinkingwatercanprotectagainstthehealthdangersofheat.Stayoutofthesunifpossible.Wearlooselightweightandlightcoloredclothes.Alsorestmoreoften.Physicalactivityproducesbodyheat.
Expertssaythesesimplestepscanpreventthedangeroushealthproblemslinkedtoheat.Theywillpreventsicknesshelpyoufeel