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Body compensates for low oxygen availability at due to the altitudes sickness by
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At high altitude, the body faces low oxygen levels (hypoxia). It compensates by increasing RBC production to carry more oxygen, increasing breathing rate to take in more oxygen, and decreasing haemoglobin affinity so oxygen is released more easily to tissues.
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