Good website! Thanks for the link. We need to add it to the Orientation notes.
There is an oxymoron in the altitude sickness description, one I have wondered about a few times. From their
Altitude Sickness page:
What is altitude sickness?
Altitude sickness has three forms. Mild altitude sickness is called acute mountain sickness (AMS)
It is a true oxymoron, but not a contradiction in terms. Apparently, in medspeak, acute does not necessarily mean a severe form of the particular illness, but
Acute: Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care.
Sounds like AMS to me!
