Altitude sickness

A sign warning of altitude sickness near Mount Everest. The altitude sickness, or acute high altitude disease (AHAD), is when a person reaches a certain altitude, the body adapts to the pressure difference, low oxygen content, air The changes in drying and other natural physiological reactions, when the altitude generally reaches about 2700 meters, there will be a plateau reaction.

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