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Acute mountain sickness
Definition:
Acute mountain sickness is an illness that can affect mountain climbers, hikers, skiers, or travelers who ascend too rapidly to high altitude (typically above 8,000 feet or 2,400 meters).
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ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS - A condition that results from prolonged exposure to high altitude.
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Acute mountain sickness, or AMS, is a mild, self-limiting form of altitude illness. Altitude illnesses are caused by lack of oxygen as a person climbs to higher altitudes.
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Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a mild form of altitude sickness that results from ascent to altitudes higher greater than 8,000 feet (2,438m)--even 6,500 feet (1,981 m) in some susceptible individuals.
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Acute mountain sickness is the least dangerous of several kinds of altitude illnesses that can occur.
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Mountain sickness, acute (AMS): Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the illness that results from being in a high altitude environment. AMS is common at high altitudes, that is above 8,000 feet (2,440 meters).
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