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Hot ambient conditions and associated heat stress can increase mortality and morbidity, as well as increase adverse pregnancy outcomes and negatively affect mental health. High heat stress can also reduce physical work capacity and motor-cognitive performances, with consequences for productivity, and increase the risk of occupational health ...
28 Μαΐ 2024 · Heat stress is the leading cause of weather-related deaths and can exacerbate underlying illnesses including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health, asthma, and can increase the risk of accidents and transmission of some infectious diseases.
7 Οκτ 2021 · Heat related vulnerabilities are exacerbated by chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and hypertension and by behaviours such as alcohol consumption, misuse of illegal substances, and inadequate fluid intake. 7 All are exacerbated by social and economic inequality.
15 Μαΐ 2024 · Heat Exposure and Health Risks. Exposure to heat substantially affects human health, in both the short and long term. Heat also indirectly affects health through associated...
2 Αυγ 2022 · High temperatures can be more dangerous for people with a range of preexisting health conditions—from Type 2 diabetes to COPD—compared to the general population. Cardiovascular problems are ...
25 Ιουν 2024 · People suffer heat-related illness when their bodies are unable to properly cool themselves. Older adults, young children, and people with chronic medical conditions are at high risk for heat-related illness and death. More than 700 people die from extreme heat every year in the United States.
21 Ιουν 2024 · Take steps to protect yourself from extreme heat. Extreme heat is defined as summertime temperatures that are much hotter and/or humid than average. Because some places are hotter than others, this depends on what’s considered average for a particular location at that time of year.
