Consider the following scenario:
A 19-year-old man works as a traffic controller, holding a stop/slow sign to direct traffic while his team repairs a road lane. The weather is hot and humid with a temperature high of 38°C. In the morning, he feels hot and sweaty but is well enough to direct traffic. However, later in the day he has a headache and feels disoriented. His fellow workers berate him for letting traffic through which disrupts their work. A few minutes later, he collapses. Everyone stops what they were doing and comes to see if he is OK. What happened and what should everyone do next?
The human body works at a strict temperature range of around 37°C (98.6°F) to ensure that the body can function properly. When the body gets too hot or cold, the body activates various mechanisms to return body temperature to normal. In the anime episode, when these mechanisms fail, the body temperature can continue to increase, making it a struggle for the cells and human body to function properly. How does your body keep itself cool while working under hot, humid conditions? This blog post will explain how the body regulates its temperature and what happens when such mechanisms break down.
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