How does extreme heat affect your body

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Phoenix  – NBC has reported local doctors saying patients have been arriving in Phoenix emergency rooms with organ failure, sunburn, or comas due to intense heat. The normal body temperature is 97 to 99°F. In contrast, an infection-related fever typically rises above 100.4°F while 104°F or higher is the threshold at which heatstroke occurs. Heatstroke and heat exhaustion can cause …