India, April 14 -- As the summer season makes it way, the scare of heatwaves is starting to loom in certain parts of the country. While the human body has immense threshold of adjusting to shifting temperatures, heatwaves and exposure to extreme heat can have severe effects on our health. Also read | Severe heatwave grips Delhi: 5 things that can happen to the body when temperature soars above 45 degrees

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Shraddha Gandhi, consultant emergency department at Holy Family Hospital, Mumbai said, "Heat waves can have a significant impact on the heart and lungs especially when the temperature crosses its threshold value beyond 103-104 F. During this time, the body temperature autoregulation is disturbed."

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