Altitude sickness
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altitude-sickness-209-1241070
title:
Altitude sickness
text:
Altitude sickness, the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is a harmful effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation. People can respond to high altitude in different ways. Symptoms may include headaches, vomiting, tiredness, confusion, trouble sleeping, and dizziness. Acute mountain sickness can progress to high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) with associated shortness of breath or high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) with associated
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition due to rapid exposure to low oxygen at high altitude
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness
date created:
2002-08-29T12:07:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T18:24:44Z
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