mountain sickness

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In his defence, US Navy doctors said he had been suffering from acute mountain sickness at the time of the accident.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

The judge said it was hard to believe that Lieutenant Alkonis had suddenly fallen unconscious because of mountain sickness, in part because he had driven to a lower elevation before the accident.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

The symptoms of acute mountain sickness include headache, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, and flulike malaise, and they can all occur without any physical exertion.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2018

When I got to the top, I had mountain sickness, so I wasn’t thinking clearly,” Sean Turner said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2015

Meantime my mountain sickness tuned up something fierce, and I sat down on a big rock to wait for it to ease down.

From The Red One by London, Jack