Memphis doctors warn heat illness symptoms can appear even after you get inside

With dangerous heat continuing across the Mid-South, doctors are warning that people may be dehydrated without realizing it, and some symptoms of heat-related illness may not become noticeable until after someone comes back inside.

Parts of the Mid-South are under a heat advisory in effect through Saturday evening, with heat index values expected to climb above 100 degrees.

The Shelby County Health Department said 321 Shelby County residents went to emergency departments for heat-related illnesses during August…

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