Friday 20 April 2012

Extreme Weather Conditions Caused by Global Warming and Deseases


A warmer world already seems to be producing a sicker world because of the extremely weather conditions caused by global warming, Malaria epidemics have occurred in highland areas where cooler weather has gone up, also flu. During a heat wave, it's important to know and be able to recognise the signs and symptoms of a heat-related illness. There are different types of heat-related illnesses, ranging from those that cause temporary discomfort to the generally fatal condition known as heat stroke. In all heat-related illnesses, the symptoms appear when a person is exposed to extreme temperatures.

Here are the symptoms of heat-related illnesses:
1. Heat Rash: Heat rash is a skin irritation caused by excessive sweating during hot, humid weather. It can occur at any age. Heat rash looks like a red cluster of pimples or small blisters.

 2. Heat exhaustion: Heat exhaustion is a warning that the body is getting too hot. Those most prone to  heat exhaustion include elderly people, people with high blood pressure, and people working or exercising in a hot environment. A person with heat exhaustion may be thirsty, giddy, weak, uncoordinated, nauseous, and sweating profusely. As with heat syncope and heat cramps, the body temperature is usually normal in heat exhaustion. The heart rate (pulse rate) is normal or elevated. The skin is usually cold and clammy.

 3. Heat stroke: Heat stroke is a serious, life-threatening condition that occurs when the body loses its ability to control its temperature. Victims of heat stroke almost always die, so immediate medical attention is essential when problems first begin. In heat stroke, a person develops a fever that rapidly rises to dangerous levels within minutes. A person with heat stroke usually has a body temperature above 104 F (40 C), but the temperature may rise even higher. Other symptoms and signs of heat stroke may include confusion, combativeness, bizarre behaviour, feeling faint, staggering, strong rapid pulse, dry flushed skin, and lack of sweating. Delirium or coma can also result from heat stroke. by Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD.  Global warming it has a very big negative effect into our life and the fact that is already in action I do not know what  can be done or do to stop its action.

10 comments:

  1. This is really bad there are sicknesses coming up that some never knew exsisted and it has come to a point were todays society are going to die and suffer from more illnesses compared to our for fathers. This global warming is causing alot of disaster.

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    1. You right Michell and the worse part is that global warming is not well known or spread all over like the HIV and Aids issue.

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  2. tghank you for the information, what if you think you have ne of those symptoms, where can i go? and also what can i do to prevent those things

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    1. Mr Gift all you have to do is to see your doctor regularly,when the seasons are changing go for the injection they give to prevent flu. I wish i could also tell what can be done to prevent these deases but I can't because every deseas that comes out nowadays are suprises then efford is taken to cure them.

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  3. global warming it cousing a desaster, and it is dangerouse to bleed couse you might loose lot of blood die.

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    1. Yes you loose lot of blood then you die young or get unctrollable deseases in you body.

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  4. So many of us take the increasing heat for granted, thank you saloma for rasing the issue that global warming is not only negatively affecting the planet but also everything that lives on it.Hopefully this will encourage more people to act now rather than when it is too late.

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    1. Thanks Nthabiseng, I hope that as the University students doing Public relations and communication very soon we going to come up with lots of different strategies towards this issue.

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  5. We need to consider the fact that we are not here on earth forever,they are other generation coming they need to find a safe environment.And we are the one responsible for all of this.

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    1. That is very true, but do we realy have the guarntee for them as they also dying young because of the deseases, disabled caused by global warming. Global warming is erasing that long life of living until you are more than 50 to 70 years old.

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