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What (who) is mountain sickness - definition

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Mountain sickness (disambiguation)

mountain sickness         
¦ noun altitude sickness.
altitude sickness         
  • Climbers on [[Mount Everest]] often experience altitude sickness.
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ACUTE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM HIGH ALTITUDE
Acute mountain sickness; Altitude acclimitization; Altitude, effects on humans; Altitude Sickness; Acute Mountain Sickness; Altitude illness; High altitude sickness; High-altitude sickness; Hypobaropathy; Apunamiento; Altitude, effects on human; The altitude bends; Acute high altitude illness; Altitude Diseases; High altitude headache; High-altitude hypoxia
¦ noun illness caused by ascent to high altitude, characterized by hyperventilation, nausea, and exhaustion resulting from shortage of oxygen.
Seasickness         
CONDITION IN WHICH A DISAGREEMENT EXISTS BETWEEN VISUALLY PERCEIVED MOVEMENT AND THE VESTIBULAR SYSTEM'S SENSE OF MOVEMENT
Mal de mer; Naupathia; Seasickness; Sea-Sickness; Sea sickness; Travel sickness; Car sickness; Gaming sickness; Carsick; Car sick; Kinetosis; Car-sickness; Sea-sickness; Kinesia; Carsicky; Coast Guard cocktail; Sea sick; Carsickness; Travel-sick; Travel sick
·noun The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a vessel.

Wikipedia

Mountain sickness

Mountain sickness can refer to:

  • Altitude sickness or acute mountain sickness, a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to low air pressure
  • Chronic mountain sickness, a disease that can develop during extended time living at altitude
Examples of use of mountain sickness
1. Coca is a traditional crop among Andean Indians, used as a stimulant to ward off mountain sickness long before it was processed to make cocaine.