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 that though it was conceivable Alkonis was suffering from light mountain sickness, it was difficult to imagine he went from not feeling drowsy at all to becoming suddenly incapacitated.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022

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

We were winded, and I got mountain sickness so bad that I had to stretch out for a spell. 

From The Red One by London, Jack