Disease Threat at High Terrestrial Altitudes. Volume 1.

Abstract

This study investigates the risk of diseases to unacclimatized personnel rapidly translocated to, or stationed in, terrestrial areas at altitudes above 3,000 meters. Both short and long term impacts (if any) such diseases would have on military operations at these elevations are addressed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA089371

Entities

Organizations

  • US Army Medical Information and Intelligence Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Forests
  • Helminthiasis
  • Malaria
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mosquito Borne Diseases
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Tickborne Diseases
  • Ticks
  • Viruses
  • Zoonoses

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  • Marine Mammal Biology