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respiratory tract infection

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00:55 May 7, 2020
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: respiratory tract infection
Definition from National Center for Biotechnology Info:
Respiratory tract infection (RTI) is defined as any infectious disease of the upper or lower respiratory tract. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) include the common cold, laryngitis, pharyngitis/tonsillitis, acute rhinitis, acute rhinosinusitis and acute otitis media. Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) include acute bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia and tracheitis.

Example sentence(s):
  • Although viruses, mycoplasma, rickettsiae and fungi can all cause lower respiratory tract infections, bacteria are the dominant pathogens; accounting for a much higher percentage of lower than of upper respiratory tract infections. National Center for Biotechnology Info
  • COVID-19 is a disease that can cause what doctors call a respiratory tract infection. It can affect your upper respiratory tract (sinuses, nose, and throat) or lower respiratory tract (windpipe and lungs). WebMD
  • Respiratory tract infections are the most common cause of hospital admissions and death in NMD patients with respiratory muscle involvement. Science Direct
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5呼吸道感染
Yucheng Luo


  

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呼吸道感染


Definition from own experience or research:
致病微生物侵入呼吸道并进行繁殖导致的疾病称呼吸道感染。

Example sentence(s):
  • 疑似2019 新型冠状病毒引起的严重急性呼吸道感染 - WHO  
  • 上呼吸道感染：青少年及成人运动员中的注意事项 Authors:Carrie A Jaworski, MD, FAAFP, FACSMDavid B Pyne, PhD, FACSMSection Editor:Francis G O'Connor, MD, MPH, FACSMDeputy Editor:Jonathan Grayzel, MD, FAAEM 翻译:杨晶, 副主任医师 引言 上呼吸道感染(upper respiratory tract infection, URTI)在运动员中很常见。大多数URTI为自限性病毒感染。UTRI运动员的评估和治疗通常与普通人群相同。然而，为运动员选择药物时还有一些特殊注意事项。此外，可能还会要求医生来决定运动员何时能重返运动或比赛。 本专题将讨论URTI运动员的流行病学、评估和特殊的用药注意事项，以及如何确定运动员在URTI后何时能重返运动。 术语 在本专题中，“运动员”是指参加休闲运动和竞技运动的青少年和年轻成人。 URTI可用于描述多种感染。在本专题中，URTI包括： - up-to-date  
Yucheng Luo
China
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 20
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