upper respiratory
adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting the upper respiratory tract
upper respiratory infections
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Sam Merrill was violently ill on the off day between games 4 and 5, as a stomach bug (different from Atkinson’s upper respiratory bug) is also coursing through the team.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Whether hantavirus spreads efficiently through the air depends on whether the virus is in people’s respiratory fluids—saliva or mucus in the upper respiratory tract or secretions from deep in the lungs.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was back in the dugout after missing two games with an upper respiratory issue.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was back in the dugout after missing two games with an upper respiratory issue.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Whether hantavirus spreads efficiently through the air depends on whether the virus is in people’s respiratory fluids—saliva or mucus in the upper respiratory tract or secretions from deep in the lungs.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was back in the dugout after missing two games with an upper respiratory issue.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was back in the dugout after missing two games with an upper respiratory issue.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
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“Upper respiratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20respiratory. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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