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A person travelling from sea level to high altitudes can develop

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High risk sickness
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Sea level sickness
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Altitude sickness
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All of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B Altitude sickness
As we travel from sea level to high altitudes, the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere decreases, which results in hypoxia. Hypoxia is a condition of oxygen shortage in the tissue. It causes mountain or altitude sickness characterized by breathlessness, headache, nausea, vomiting etc.

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