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here are some of the common respiratory system diseases that are caused by virus.

  • Respiratory syncytial- An rna-containing virus that causes minor respiratory infections in adults and bronchitis and bronchopneumonia in children.
  • Bronchiolitis- Inflammation of the bronchioles
  • Pneumonia - Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. inflammation may affect both lungs one lung or only certain lobes
  • Respiratory syncytial virus - A major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children and may be a contributing factor in sudden infant death syndrome
  • Common cold - Viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, caused primarily by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses.
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