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[1] [2] Chronic mountain sickness may occur after long-term exposure to high altitude. [2] Altitude sickness typically occurs only above 2,500 metres (8,000 ft), though some people are affected at lower altitudes. [2] [4] Risk factors include a prior episode of altitude sickness, a high degree of activity, and a rapid increase in elevation. [2]
People who are predisposed to develop high-altitude pulmonary edema may present a reduction in urine production before respiratory symptoms become apparent. [ 15 ] Humans have survived for two years at 5,950 m (19,520 ft, 475 millibars of atmospheric pressure), which is the highest recorded permanently tolerable altitude; the highest permanent ...
A new study found that people who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome. A researcher and doctor weigh in on the symptoms to watch for.
The people of the Ethiopian highlands also live at extremely high altitudes, around 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) to 3,500 meters (11,500 ft). Highland Ethiopians exhibit elevated hemoglobin levels, like Andeans and lowlander humans at high altitudes, but do not exhibit the Andeans’ increase in oxygen content of hemoglobin. [ 49 ]
“Some people may eat a diet that has actually very little iron to be available for the body to absorb, and that can cause iron deficiency over long periods of time,” says Cunningham.
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A 2009 study found that about 50% of people who had fatigue received a diagnosis that could explain the fatigue after a year with the condition. In those people who had a possible diagnosis, musculoskeletal (19.4%) and psychological problems (16.5%) were the most common. Definitive physical conditions were only found in 8.2% of cases. [128]