lower respiratory
adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting the lower respiratory tract
a lower respiratory infection
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Since 1990, global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years, mainly due to reductions in death from diarrhea and lower respiratory infections and better outcomes for people suffering from a stroke or ischemic heart disease.
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Alex Tanzi/bloomberg, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The vaccine manufactured by GSK plc, a British pharmaceutical company, is intended for individuals 60 and older to help prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by RSV.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
While children with a lower respiratory infection like RSV tend to wheeze, such noises may only be apparent to medical providers.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 22 Jan. 2024
The other infection could have been pneumonia, bronchitis, influenza, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, the common cold, an ear infection, or a different upper or lower respiratory infection.
—Maggie O’Neill, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
In 2016, over 650,000 children less than five died from lower respiratory tract infections from RSV worldwide, according to research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
This can result in lower respiratory tract infection similar to pneumonia that can cause wheezing or difficulty breathing.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
Generally speaking, Chang said the symptoms of RSV that infants and adults have are similar and mostly affect the upper respiratory tract at first, then move to the lower respiratory tract after several days.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2023
But unlike a cold, RSV can progress to the lower respiratory tract in some cases making the risks of this common (and incredibly contagious) virus very different depending on your age.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
Alex Tanzi/bloomberg, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The vaccine manufactured by GSK plc, a British pharmaceutical company, is intended for individuals 60 and older to help prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by RSV.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
While children with a lower respiratory infection like RSV tend to wheeze, such noises may only be apparent to medical providers.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 22 Jan. 2024
The other infection could have been pneumonia, bronchitis, influenza, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, the common cold, an ear infection, or a different upper or lower respiratory infection.
—Maggie O’Neill, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
In 2016, over 650,000 children less than five died from lower respiratory tract infections from RSV worldwide, according to research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
This can result in lower respiratory tract infection similar to pneumonia that can cause wheezing or difficulty breathing.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
Generally speaking, Chang said the symptoms of RSV that infants and adults have are similar and mostly affect the upper respiratory tract at first, then move to the lower respiratory tract after several days.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2023
But unlike a cold, RSV can progress to the lower respiratory tract in some cases making the risks of this common (and incredibly contagious) virus very different depending on your age.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
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“Lower respiratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lower%20respiratory. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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