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With summer upon us, it is important to recognize heat-related illness and how to deal with it. Heat waves have caused at least 28 deaths this summer and temperatures are expected to rise for the remainder of the summer. Millions of people across the U.S. have been under heat alerts due to these heat waves.The human body is normally able to regulate its temperature through sweating, until it is exposed to more heat than it can handle. During periods of extreme heat, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can escalate rapidly, leading to delirium, organ damage and even death.People who are most at ris...

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