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Hyperthermia interrupts homeostasis. When the body's temperature increases the PH of the blood shifts to become more acid. This interrupts the delicate balance of the body effecting gas exchange, which in turn, has a cascading effect on all of the body's systems. All this takes place while the body is trying to re-correct its temperature changes. Some of these attempts at correction can be seen physically, such as changes in reparations

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