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  2. Tropical spastic paraparesis - Wikipedia

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    Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP), is a medical condition that causes weakness, muscle spasms, and sensory disturbance by human T-lymphotropic virus resulting in paraparesis, weakness of the legs. As the name suggests, it is most common in tropical regions , including the Caribbean . [ 4 ]

  3. Fever - Wikipedia

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    The increase in set point triggers increased muscle contractions and causes a feeling of cold or chills. [2] This results in greater heat production and efforts to conserve heat. [3] When the set point temperature returns to normal, a person feels hot, becomes flushed, and may begin to sweat. [3]

  4. Heat illness - Wikipedia

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    Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to increased body temperature. It can be caused by either environmental conditions or by exertion. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke. [1] It can affect any or all anatomical systems. [2]

  5. Inclusion body myositis - Wikipedia

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    Part of the cause for this dysfunction is the early involvement of the quadriceps muscles. [1] Weakness of the tibialis anterior muscle is responsible for foot drop. Another common early symptom is trouble manipulating the fingers, such as difficulty with tasks such as turning doorknobs or gripping keys.

  6. What Doctors Want You to Know About COVID-19 and Heart ... - AOL

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    SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has also been detected in plaques that form in arteries that may rupture and cause heart attacks and stroke in those infected with the virus. “COVID ...

  7. Heat exhaustion - Wikipedia

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    In addition to a high body temperature, they will also experience central nervous system dysfunction such as alteration in their mental status and slurred speech. Another possible illness that heat stroke can lead to is rhabdomyolysis or rapid injury to skeletal muscle especially when heat stroke is caused by physical exertion. [40]

  8. Heat stroke - Wikipedia

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    Heat stroke or heatstroke, also known as sun-stroke, is a severe heat illness that results in a body temperature greater than 40.0 °C (104.0 °F), [4] along with red skin, headache, dizziness, and confusion. [2] Sweating is generally present in exertional heatstroke, but not in classic heatstroke. [5] The start of heat stroke can be sudden or ...

  9. Stroke - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Signs and symptoms often appear soon after the stroke has occurred. [3] If symptoms last less than 24 hours, the stroke is a transient ischemic attack (TIA), also called a mini-stroke. [3] Hemorrhagic stroke may also be associated with a severe headache. [3] The symptoms of stroke can be permanent. [5]

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