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*High Altitude Flatus Expulsion was first described by Joseph Hamel in 1820.<ref name="pmid18748805">{{cite journal |vauthors=Auerbach P, Miller YE |title=High Altitude Flatus Expulsion (HAFE) |journal=West. J. Med. |volume=134 |issue=2 |pages=173–4 |date=February 1981 |pmid=18748805 |pmc=1272559 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *High Altitude Flatus Expulsion was first described by Joseph Hamel in 1820.<ref name="pmid18748805">{{cite journal |vauthors=Auerbach P, Miller YE |title=High Altitude Flatus Expulsion (HAFE) |journal=West. J. Med. |volume=134 |issue=2 |pages=173–4 |date=February 1981 |pmid=18748805 |pmc=1272559 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*The association between smoking and the development of altitude sickness was first discovered in 1986. | *The association between smoking and the development of altitude sickness was first discovered in 1986. | ||
==Impact on Cultural History== | ==Impact on Cultural History== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]
Overview
Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is also known as Monge's disease, after its first description in 1925 by Carlos Monge.[1] HAFE or High Altitude Flatus Expulsion was first described by Joseph Hamel in c. 1820. It was rediscovered in 1981 by Paul Auerbach and York Miller[2].
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Altitude sickness was first discovered by Paul Auerbach and York Miller in 1981.[1]
- High Altitude Flatus Expulsion was first described by Joseph Hamel in 1820.[2]
- The association between smoking and the development of altitude sickness was first discovered in 1986.
Impact on Cultural History
Famous Cases
- The following are a few famous cases of disease name: