Why does altitude affect our bodies?
High altitude can effect the human body because as the air pressure decreases, the oxygen also decreases. Humans need oxygen to survive, therefore the lower the oxygen means the harder it is for humans to breathe.
Other effects high altitude has to the body includes, altitude sickness, loss of breath and possibly even death. Altitude sickness includes, head aches, dizziness or even larger consequences such as brain or lung damage.
Defining who is affected by altitude can be difficult, no specific factors such as age, physical condition or gender contribute to altitude sickness
Eight thousand metres above sea level the human body can't survive. The body will shut down and will stop working. Mountaineers call this "The death zone".
About 20 per cent of people experience mild symptoms at altitudes between 2200 and 2500 metres above sea level.
Other effects high altitude has to the body includes, altitude sickness, loss of breath and possibly even death. Altitude sickness includes, head aches, dizziness or even larger consequences such as brain or lung damage.
Defining who is affected by altitude can be difficult, no specific factors such as age, physical condition or gender contribute to altitude sickness
Eight thousand metres above sea level the human body can't survive. The body will shut down and will stop working. Mountaineers call this "The death zone".
About 20 per cent of people experience mild symptoms at altitudes between 2200 and 2500 metres above sea level.