Can summer heat make you sick?

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asked Oct 22, 2024 in Other- Health by draeth (1,000 points)
Can summer heat make you sick?

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answered Oct 22, 2024 by Jamie (68,360 points)
The summer heat can make you sick and cause heat stroke and heat exhaustion and heat stroke is deadly if not treated promptly.

The summer heat can also make you sick in other ways and lead to other conditions which are common in summer which include allergies, heat stroke, dehydration, food poisoning, measles and chickenpox, mumps, typhoid, eye infections and even the the flu and flu like illnesses called the summer flu are also common illnesses in the summer.

The heat infections in summer are chickenpox, coxsackievirus, styes, yeast infections and other heat related illnesses which include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and heat rash.

Heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat rash and heat stroke are common in summer.

Heat stroke and heat exhaustion are a result of your body overheating and requires immediate treatment.

You should always call 911 when someone is suffering a heatstroke of if you think you're suffering a heat stroke.

The chronic illness that is worse in the summer is rosacea and eczema which can be made worse during extreme heat and can cause you to develop painful and rough patches across your face and body.

Other chronic illnesses and conditions that can be made worse in summer are respiratory illnesses, autoimmune conditions, multiple sclerosis and migraines.

The summer bacteria infections are norovirus, legionella, giardia, cryptosporidium, pseudomonas aeruginosa, naegleria fowleri, E. coli and campylobacter.

The illnesses that you can get in the summer are RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus), Enterovirus, which also includes the coxsackivirus, Adenovrus and Rhinovirus.

Other common diseases and other conditions in summer are hay fever, Typhoid, viral gastroenteritis, respiratory viruses, enterovirus, swimmer's ear, food poisoning, heatstroke and dehydration.

The summer flu, Lyme disease, hyperthermia, conjunctivitis, mumps and chickenpox are also common in summer

While most sickness and viruses or illnesses are common in fall and winter you can get get sick at anytime of the year including spring and summer.

You can get viral infections and even respiratory infections in summer.

While many viral infections are more common in the fall and winter months you can get viral infections including the flu, COVID, pneumonia etc in the summer months.

Common viral infections you can get in the summer are enteroviruses, respiratory viruses and viral gastroenteritis.

I've also gotten the flu before in the summer months although I most commonly get the flu in October which I just got over.

The diseases and conditions that are common during summertime include.

Food poisoning.
Sunburn.
Heat stroke.
Dehydration.
Asthma.
Chickenpox.
Hay fever.
Conjunctivitis.
Flu.
Insect bites and stings.
Lyme disease.
Mumps.
Summer problems.
Waterborne disease.
Diarrhea.
Measles.
Skin rash.
Skin condition.
Headache.
Heat cramps.
Hyperthermia.
Jaundice.
Sunstroke.
Swimmer's ear.

Heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat rash are very common during summer time.

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