High Altitude Mountain Sickness
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Its probable first account has been given by Plutarch in his comments on Alexander’s invasion of India: “Many then were the dangers— but the greatest harm came from severity of weathers”. Similarly, a Chinese record mentions of “Lesser Headache Mountains” and the “Greater Headache Mountains” where men’s bodies become feverish, they lose color and are attacked with headache, dizziness and vomiting. Being the most frequent type of altitude sickness, in young robust trekkers and troops (17–28 years) at 9,000–17,000 ft. It manifests 6–10 hours after a rapid ascent and generally subsides in 1–2 days, but may occasionally develop into the more serious condition-HACE (high altitude cerebral edema).
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