寒气逼人的严冬,对老年人是一个较大的威胁。不少老年人因患“冬季低温症”而死亡(这种死亡常常被误认为是由心肺疾病引起的)。调查表明,60岁以上的老人在气候恶劣的冬季,死亡率要比气候正常的冬季高60%。老年人的体温持续在35℃以下,医学上便称作“老人低温症”。老年人容易罹患此病,是因 The severe cold winter is a big threat to the elderly. Many elderly people die from suffering from “winter hypothermia” (a death that is often mistaken for heart-lung disease). According to the survey, the elderly over the age of 60 in the harsh winter climate, the mortality rate is 60% higher than the normal winter climate. The elderly’s body temperature continued below 35 ℃, medically referred to as “the elderly hypothermia.” Elderly people prone to the disease, is because