lower respiratory
adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting the lower respiratory tract
a lower respiratory infection
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The shot also reduced lower respiratory infections that required medical attention by more than 60% compared with a placebo through five months.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Related article Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows
CNN: How are lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia diagnosed and treated?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
This typically includes swabbing the nose or throat (the upper respiratory tract), or the lower respiratory tract for critically ill patients.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
This includes decreasing death rates from heart disease, unintentional injuries, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, kidney disease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and COVID-19.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Related article Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows
CNN: How are lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia diagnosed and treated?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
This typically includes swabbing the nose or throat (the upper respiratory tract), or the lower respiratory tract for critically ill patients.
—Arianna Johnson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
This includes decreasing death rates from heart disease, unintentional injuries, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, kidney disease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and COVID-19.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Lower respiratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lower%20respiratory. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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