Summer fever does not occur in the elderly with a weak constitution. Summer fever is a heat disease unique to infants and young children, and is generally believed to be caused by the imperfect development of the central nervous system in infants and young children, resulting in inadequate thermoregulatory function.
Summer fever mainly occurs in the south of China, such as southeastern, south-central and southwestern regions of the hot climate, the onset of the disease is mostly seen in children under 3 years of age, generally does not occur in the elderly.
Summer fever is generally believed to be caused by hot temperatures, dysfunction of the thermoregulatory center, sweat gland secretion is reduced or lack of, to the summer prolonged fever, thirst and drinking, polyuria, sweating closed as the clinical manifestations, some patients may have dryness and burning, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
Severe cases may have symptoms such as fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), irritability, drowsiness, and body wasting.
Older people who experience some of the symptoms of summer fever are mostly due to other factors. For example, patients with yin deficiency or qi and yin deficiencies may have symptoms such as five heart-heat (heat in the hearts of the two hands and two feet and self-consciousness of heart and chest), dry mouth and throat, irritability and coarseness of breath, and yellow urine and dry stools.
The body does not adapt to timely medical treatment, the doctor to identify the cause of the disease, a clear diagnosis, and then take timely measures to regulate and treat.