by Clarida Salvatori
The secretary of Fimmg: «With these temperatures and this humidity there are more mosquitoes than in summer, they carry many diseases such as Dengue»
«With this abnormally hot and this unstable weather lacks the typical pathologies of the cold. Which is not necessarily a bad condition. But negative effects for the health of some categories there are”: Pierluigi Bartolettiprovincial secretary of Rome of the Fimmg (Italian Federation of General Practitioners), explains what the possible consequences of this crazy climate could be on health.
Who is most affected by these prolonged high temperatures?
«Patients who suffer from it are affected the most high blood pressurefor which we are extending the remodulation of summer therapiesor venous diseases, because the heat amplifies the symptoms that usually manifest themselves with these pathologies until September, from night cramps to itching and varicose veins.”
And who suffers from low blood pressure?
“Even though the heat these days is very humid, they don’t experience any major problems because it’s ten degrees cooler than this summer.”
Where do the real health risks come from in this weather?
«One of the main dangers comes from mosquitoeswhich are even more numerous than this summer, and from the diseases they bring. Thus increasing the possibility that for example the autochthonous dengue».
And what about viruses?
«There are many circulating virus autumnal, which find in this humid heat and in the limited day-night excursion an almost perfect cultivation ground, but are not dictated by temperature changes. Rather from the resumption of work and school activities. They are also circulating a lot Covid and pneumonia. Which also causes the vaccination campaign to slide forward.”
And when the cold weather arrives, what will happen?
«The elderly, the frail and the chronically ill will suffer from the sudden temperature change. These categories are more sensitive to changes.”
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October 23, 2024 (changed October 23, 2024 | 07:40)
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