mountain sickness
Example Sentences
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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
In the telling by Alkonis’ family and supporters, the naval officer abruptly lost consciousness in the car, causing him to slump over behind the wheel after suffering acute mountain sickness.
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
Even old hands like me are not free from mountain sickness, though it seizes us at higher altitudes than we shall reach to-day.
From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis
