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Altitude sickness

Category: Health Consumer Information

Topic: Travel Health

Altitude sickness is caused by lack of oxygen available from the air at high altitudes, due to the difference in atmospheric pressure compared with sea level.

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Last updated:
4/09/2017 3:53:54 PM