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mountain sickness
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mountain sickness
n.
Altitude sickness brought on by the diminished oxygen pressure at mountain elevations.

mountain sickness
n
1. Also called altitude sickness (Medicine / Pathology) nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft.)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure
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Noun1.mountain sickness - nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet
altitude sickness - effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes


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of Washington Travel and Tropical Medicine Service) provide 45 chapters that discuss pre-travel concerns like air carrier issues, immunizations, malaria prevention, water disinfection, and prevention and self treatment of traveler's diarrhea; advice for special travelers relating to altitude illness, diving, children, HIV, chronic medical conditions, immigrants, and expatriates; and fever, diarrhea, skin lesions, sexually transmitted diseases, and worms.
Altitude Illness At altitudes above 2000 metres (common on more advanced trekking holidays), the body has to acclimatise to reduced levels of oxygen.
Additional symptoms that may indicate altitude illness include vertigo, "feeling hung over," thirst, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), nightmares and change in vision with retinal hemorrhage, slowing of speech, excess flatulence, swelling of the hands and feet, and transient global amnesia.
 
 
 
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