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Altitude sickness is typically mild but can sometimes turn very serious − a high-altitude medicine physician explains how to safely prepare

  • Written by Brian Strickland, Senior Instructor in Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageAltitude sickness is rare at elevations of less than 8,200 feet but becomes much more common at higher altitudes.Maya Karkalicheva/Moment via Getty Images

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