How altitude sickness can affect you.(TRAVEL)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: June 14, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

1/3 Altitude sickness (also known as acute mountain sickness) attacks people at different altitudes and in different ways.

For some, headaches and difficult breathing can occur at 8,000 feet. For others, even a quick flight to the height of La Paz, Bolivia (at 12,000 feet), has little effect. Each person has a different altitude threshold, beyond which symptoms begin to occur.

As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases. The heart and lungs have to work harder to provide oxygen for the body and brain. In the severe forms of altitude sickness - high altitude ...

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