1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
SUNSTROKE (Heatstroke; Insolation; Thermic Fever; Siriasis), a term applied to the effects produced upon the central nervous system, and through it upon other organs of the body, by exposure to the sun or to overheated air. Although most frequently observed in tropical regions, this disease occurs also in temperate climates during hot weather. A moist condition of the atmosphere, which interferes with cooling of the overheated body, greatly increases the liability to suffer from this ailment. Sunstroke has been chi…
- Source status
- OCR text aligned to scanned pages
- Pages
- Vol. 26, pp. 110-111