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| *[[malignant_hyperthermia]] | *[[malignant_hyperthermia]] | ||
| *[[hypothermia]] | *[[hypothermia]] | ||
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| *logically, scalp hair was the only body hair retained en masse as it served to protect the scalp of the erect hominid from the radiant heat of the midday sun, and reduce the brain from over-heating. | *logically, scalp hair was the only body hair retained en masse as it served to protect the scalp of the erect hominid from the radiant heat of the midday sun, and reduce the brain from over-heating. | ||
| *as an aside, from studies on the 3 types of human lice, it appears that after losing their body fur, our ancestors evolved gorilla-hair-like sparse, thick shafted pubic hair not suitable for the grips and limb length of the head louse, and thus the gorilla louse evolved to become human pubic lice, and when we started wearing clothing some 650,000 years ago, the head louse evolved to become a 3rd human louse parasite - the body louse which primarily resides in clothing. | *as an aside, from studies on the 3 types of human lice, it appears that after losing their body fur, our ancestors evolved gorilla-hair-like sparse, thick shafted pubic hair not suitable for the grips and limb length of the head louse, and thus the gorilla louse evolved to become human pubic lice, and when we started wearing clothing some 650,000 years ago, the head louse evolved to become a 3rd human louse parasite - the body louse which primarily resides in clothing. | ||
| + | *see also [[hyperhidrosis]] | ||
| ====dehydration and heat stress:==== | ====dehydration and heat stress:==== | ||
| *it is possible to sweat up to 15 litres per day | *it is possible to sweat up to 15 litres per day | ||
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