LIVING AT ALTITUDE/ Mountains often prove breathtaking for visitors

From: The Gazette | Date: February 11, 2002| Author: Bill Radford; The Gazette | Copyright information

The beauty of Colorado can be breathtaking - literally.

About one in four visitors to the state will experience some degree of altitude sickness. We who live in Colorado are at risk as well when we head higher for a weekend of fun in the mountains.

Acute mountain sickness, the most common form of altitude sickness, is accompanied by such symptoms as headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, fatigue and nausea.

A more serious form is high-altitude pulmonary edema, which can...

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