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ALTITUDE DISEASE [4 records]

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Record 1 2011-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
CONT

Bartonellosis(Carrión's disease) is an insect-borne bacterial disorder characterized by two well-defined clinical stages. It has a striking geographic restriction, occurring only on the western coast of South America at altitude. The first stage, Oroya fever, and the latter cutaneous stage, verruga peruana, were recognized in the nineteenth century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Forme aiguë de bartonellose (maladie de Carrion); elle correspond à la période fébrile aiguë de type irrégulier, compliquée rapidement d'anémie grave, d'arthralgies et d'anénopathies.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

For us that sit low in the altitude saddle, areas of high altitude can tremendously effect our bodies. There is nothing worse than a pounding headache, shortness of breath, nausea, fatigue, and heart palpitations. Unfortunately, these are all symptoms of altitude sickness. Altitude sickness can happen when you are in an airplane or when you are in a geographical area of high altitude.

CONT

Altitude illness is the result of traveling to a higher altitude faster than the body can adapt to that new altitude. Fluid leakage from blood vessels appears to be the main cause of symptoms. Altitude illness is divided into three syndromes: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).

Key term(s)
  • high altitude sickness
  • high altitude illness

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

[Malaise] provoqué par une diminution de la pression atmosphérique et se produisant chez un individu exposé à une altitude dépassant celle à laquelle il est acclimaté.

OBS

soroche (sorroche), mal des montagnes : le terme «soroche» prête à confusion. Il peut à la fois désigner le «mal des montagnes» et le « mal de l'altitude ». De plus, les termes «mal des montagnes» et «mal de l'altitude» ne sont pas synonymes, le mal des montagnes est une forme de mal de l'altitude.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
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Record 3 2009-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
CONT

Important environmental factors(in the causation of disease) include social conditions such as poverty and crowding as well as nonhuman aspects of the environment such as season, climate, and altitude.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
OBS

Les facteurs environnementaux ont fréquemment un impact multiple sur l'état de santé.

OBS

facteurs environnementaux : Ensemble des dimensions sociales, culturelles, écologiques qui déterminent l'organisation et le contexte d'une société.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
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Record 4 2006-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A type of high altitude [sickness] caused by exposure to altitude high enough to cause hypoxia, occurring as a result of decreased atmospheric pressure with consequent lowering of arterial oxygen content.

CONT

Mountain sickness is an illness that ranges from a mild headache and weariness to a life-threatening build-up of fluid in the lungs or brain at high altitudes. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the mildest and most common form.

OBS

It occurs as acute, subacute, and chronic forms. The subacute and chronic forms can be cured by descent to a lower altitude. Called also mountain disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Le mal des montagnes se manifeste quelques heures après l'arrivée en altitude. Les symptômes sont souvent limités à des maux de tête, des nausées, des vomissements, des bourdonnements d'oreilles, des palpitations, des vertiges et une lassitude. La nuit, des insomnies peuvent survenir.

OBS

soroche (sorroche) : Ce terme prête à confusion puisqu'il peut désigner aussi bien le mal des montagnes que le mal de l'altitude.

Key term(s)
  • mal de montagne

Spanish

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