After understanding the main difference between sunstroke and heatstroke, here are what they are categories most at risk to suffer from it: the elderly, infants and children, due to their lesser ability to expel excess heat with sweating. All those subjects with chronic diseases, especially if directly linked to an altered body thermoregulation function (eg hormonal dysfunctions, autoimmune diseases, diabetes), but also those who spend several hours outdoors for work, at the mercy of the sun’s rays
