Most people who die from hyperthermia each year are over 50 years old. Health problems that put you at greater risk include:

* Heart or blood vessel problems, poorly working sweat glands, or changes in your skin caused by normal aging.

* Heart, lung, or kidney disease, as well as any illness that makes you feel weak all over or results in a fever.

* Conditions treated by drugs such as diuretics, sedatives, tranquilizers, and some heart and high blood pressure medicines. These may make it harder for your body to cool itself by sweating.

* Taking several prescription drugs. Keep taking your medicine, but ask your doctor what to do if the drugs you take make you more likely to become overheated.

* Being very overweight or underweight.

* Drinking alcoholic beverages.

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