Your body maintains a temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Like the thermostat in your house, it turns up the heat by causing shivering when the temperature is too low and starts its cooling system by causing sweating when the temperature is too high.
However, there are limits to its ability to keep its temperature at a steady 98.6. In conditions of extreme warmth and/or during intense physical activity, the body's temperature continues to climb. When it reaches 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, the person suffers from heat stroke. Unless the victim gets immediate emergency treatment, damage occurs to the brain, internal organs, and the muscles. This is eventually followed by death.
While most people seek to cool themselves when they feel
However, there are limits to its ability to keep its temperature at a steady 98.6. In conditions of extreme warmth and/or during intense physical activity, the body's temperature continues to climb. When it reaches 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, the person suffers from heat stroke. Unless the victim gets immediate emergency treatment, damage occurs to the brain, internal organs, and the muscles. This is eventually followed by death.
While most people seek to cool themselves when they feel