Illness characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, and insomnia. It typically begins 6 to 96 h after one reaches high altitude and lasts several days.
Answer: Acute Mountain Sickness or Altitude sickness.
Explanation:
Acute Mountain sickness results from the inability to adjust to the lowered oxygen pressure of high altitudes. The best thing to do when experiencing symptoms is to descend to lower altitudes and receive oxygen.
