Mountain sickness
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Mountain sickness can refer to:
- Altitude sicknessAltitude sicknessAltitude sickness—also known as acute mountain sickness , altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or soroche—is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans, caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude...
or acute mountain sickness, a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to low air pressure - Chronic mountain sicknessChronic mountain sicknessChronic mountain sickness is a disease that can develop during extended time living at altitude. It is also known as 'Monge’s disease' , after its first description in 1925 by Carlos Monge. While acute mountain sickness is experienced shortly after ascent to high altitude, chronic mountain...
, a disease that can develop during extended time living at altitude