Respiratory tract infection
Respiratory tract infection | |
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Infectious disease |
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are
Types
Upper respiratory tract infection
The
Typical infections of the upper respiratory tract include
Lower respiratory tract infection
The
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRIs) are generally more severe than upper respiratory infections. LRIs are the leading cause of death among all
Diagnosis
Treatment
The CDC has reported that antibiotic prescription is high; 47 million prescriptions in the United States in 2018 were made for infections that do not need antibiotics to be treated with.
Prevention
Despite the superior filtration capability of
Adults in
Viruses that cause RTI are more transmissible at very high or low
Epidemiology
Respiratory infections often have strong seasonal patterns, with
Of the viruses that cause respiratory infections in humans, most have seasonal variation in prevalence. Influenza,
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