Okeahialam, a Professor of Cardiology, at the University of Jos, Plateau, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Umuahia.
The don said that people prone to developing hypertension and other heart diseases would likely do so earlier under the current weather conditions if no proper care was taken
“Yes, definitely, it does; high humidity has adverse effects on heart health; there is something we call thermal stress.
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