As well as the harmful effects of heat-related illness on the body, our understanding of how organ damage occurs has also improved (Figure 2).
Heat-related illnesses have been documented and treated since written historical records began. Various synonyms have been used through the ages, including sunstroke, siriasis, thermic fever, ardent...
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