ReviewTemperature (Austin, Tex.)2020
COVID-19 and thermoregulation-related problems: Practical recommendations.
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20 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Longitudinal Symptom Analysis of COVID-19 Survivors and Post-COVID Syndrome Patients.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Clinical Applications and Potential Mechanism of Cold Acclimation Therapy.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 07: Human Health and Safety.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2024Review
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- The Intersection of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the 2021 Heat Dome in Canadian Digital News Media: A Content Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Moving in a hotter world: Maintaining adequate childhood fitness as a climate change countermeasure.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2023Review
- Heat Health Management in a Quarantine and Isolation Facility in the Tropics.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2022Article
- Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by COVID-19 nurses.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Article
- Papers published by the journalTemperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2022Article
- Predicting COVID-19 community infection relative risk with a Dynamic Bayesian Network.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Hot days and Covid-19: Online survey of nurses and nursing assistants to assess occupational heat stress in Germany during summer 2020.The journal of climate change and health · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and heat waves: New challenges for healthcare systems.Environmental research · 2021Review
- A Web Survey to Evaluate the Thermal Stress Associated with Personal Protective Equipment among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Non-contact infrared assessment of human body temperature: The journalTemperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2021Review
- The Effect of Pandemic Movement Restriction Policies on Children's Physical Fitness, Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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- Prolonged facemask use in the heat worsens dyspnea without compromising motor-cognitive performance.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2020Article
- Household Energy Insecurity and COVID-19 Have Independent and Synergistic Health Effects on Vulnerable Populations.Frontiers in public healthArticle
- Impact of Heat and Mitigation Strategies on Healthcare Professionals: A Scoping Review.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic started in the cold months of the year 2020 in the Northern hemisphere. Concerns were raised that the hot season may lead to additional problems as some typical interventions to prevent heat-related illness could potentially conflict with precautions to reduce coronavirus transmission. Therefore, an international research team organized by the Global Health Heat Information Network generated an inventory of the specific concerns about this nexus and began to address the issues. Three key thermal and covid-19 related topics were highlighted: 1) For the general public, going to public cool areas in the hot season interferes with the recommendation to stay at home to reduce the spread of the virus. Conflicting advice makes it necessary to revise national heat plans and alert policymakers of this forecasted issue. 2) For medical personnel working in hot conditions, heat strain is exacerbated due to a reduction in heat loss from wearing personal protective equipment to prevent contamination. To avoid heat-related injuries, medical personnel are recommended to precool and to minimize the increase in body core temperature using adopted work/rest schedules, specific clothing systems, and by drinking cold fluids. 3) Fever, one of the main symptoms of COVID-19, may be difficult to distinguish from heat-induced hyperthermia and a resting period may be necessary prior to measurement to avoid misinterpretation. In summary, heat in combination with the COVID-19 pandemic leads to additional problems; the impact of which can be reduced by revising heat plans and implementing special measures attentive to these compound risks.
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