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Organisms and Populations — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYOrganisms and Populations3 Marks
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What is high altitude sickness? Write its symptoms.
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If one had ever been to any high altitude place (>3,500m like Rohtang Pass near Manali and Mansarovar in Tibetan Autonomous Region), thepathological effect caused by acute exposure to low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude is called altitude sickness. Its symptoms include nausea, fatigue and heart palpitations.

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