upper respiratory
adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting the upper respiratory tract
upper respiratory infections
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AbbVie noted in its statement that the most common side effects in ulcerative colitis patients are upper respiratory infections, headache, joint pain, stomach pain, injection site reactions, anemia, fever, back pain, urinary tract infection, and rash.
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 20 June 2024
In the three human cases, two people experienced conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and the third had symptoms of a mild upper respiratory infection.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
This third case—also in Michigan but from a different farm—reported upper respiratory symptoms, including cough, congestion, and sore throat, as well as eye discomfort and watery discharge, but not conjunctivitis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
That's because the strain circulating now in the U.S. does not bind easily enough to the receptors in the human upper respiratory tract to cause widespread infections in people, the CDC said in a report updated Friday.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 20 June 2024
In the three human cases, two people experienced conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and the third had symptoms of a mild upper respiratory infection.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
This third case—also in Michigan but from a different farm—reported upper respiratory symptoms, including cough, congestion, and sore throat, as well as eye discomfort and watery discharge, but not conjunctivitis.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
That's because the strain circulating now in the U.S. does not bind easily enough to the receptors in the human upper respiratory tract to cause widespread infections in people, the CDC said in a report updated Friday.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Upper respiratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upper%20respiratory. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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