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1. What is the name of the high-altitude condition caused by climbing too fast, which can lead to headaches, nausea, and fluid in the lungs?
Altitude sickness, also known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), occurs when you cannot get enough oxygen from the air at high altitudes. Symptoms include headache, loss of appetite, nausea, and fatigue. In severe cases, it can progress to HAPE (fluid in the lungs) or HACE (swelling of the brain), which are life-threatening.