Acute= severe.
Lower Respiratory Tract= Respiratory system below the larynx.
This refers to a pneumonia or a bronchitis.
Upper Respiratory Infection
Upper Respiratory Infection
RTI = Respiratory Tract Infection Both terms describe a serious bacterial infection of at least one lung
yes
airborne
Infection with a virus, bacteria, or fungus--usually in the lungs and upper respiratory tract.
Sinuses are apart of your upper respitory tract, but the upper respitory tract also includes the nasal cavity, the pharynx and the larynx. A sinus infection is just an infection in your paranasal sinuses.
Diphtheria
They are two different problems... Subdural Effusion is a collection of pus beneath the lining of the brain. It is usually a complication of bacterial meningitis, and is more common in infants. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection is exactly what it sounds like, an infection in the lower lungs and air passages.
it is a kind of upper respiratory tract infection...ear infection, laryngitis, pharyngitis etc, are other upper respiratory tract infections
URI is the medical abbreviation meaning upper respiratory tract infection.
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines top five mortality causes are cardiovascular disease, pneumonia, cancer, landslide victim, and kidney disease. The top five morbidity causes are acute upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis/bronchiolitis, acute lower respiratory tract infections, hypertension, and diarrhea. This data are from the 2009 CAR report.