Altitude sickness (Medical Condition)
Channel: Medical Condition Information
Date: 2015-05-04

Symptoms, risk factors and treatments of Altitude sickness (Medical Condition)

Altitude sicknessâ€”also known as acute mountain sickness, altitude illness, hypobaropathy, "the altitude bends", or sorocheâ€”is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude

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