How to Use upper respiratory in a Sentence

upper respiratory

adjective

• The team found more virus in the lungs of human corpses than in the upper respiratory tract.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
• These include headache, chills, swelling of the lymph nodes, upper respiratory tract symptoms such as cough, sore throat and fever and fatigue.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
• Inside the human body, the virus is constantly replicating in the upper respiratory tract -- in the nose, the sinuses, the throat, bronchial tubes and lungs.
  — Maggie Fox, CNN, 17 Nov. 2020
• In mild cases of the flu, the virus enters your body via the nose or mouth and infects the upper respiratory tract: the nasal cavity, sinuses, throat, and larynx.
  — Adele Jackson-Gibson, SELF, 25 Oct. 2022
• This was true for Katie Boateng, who lost her sense of smell due to an upper respiratory infection during her first year of college.
  — Sharon Waters, SELF, 3 Mar. 2021
• Most of the puppies showed signs of upper respiratory infection, and one puppy had wounds.
  — Mike Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2021
• Murray has missed the past three games with an upper respiratory illness.
  — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2022
• The variants are causing more upper respiratory, cold and flu-like symptoms, including fever, night sweats and sore throat.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 13 July 2022
• Some lab studies suggest that the variant, which excels at infecting cells in the upper respiratory tract, struggles to target the cells deeper in the lungs.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 4 Jan. 2022
• Because people infected with the delta variant have far more of the virus in the nose and upper respiratory tract, the importance of mask-wearing has become paramount.
  — Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2021
• Other spike protein mutations, including one called D614G that has been seen in the U.S., allow the virus to replicate better in the upper respiratory tract of mice, rather than the lower tract.
  — Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 24 Dec. 2020
• Researchers found the most virus in the lungs, as opposed to the upper respiratory tract, and said gases that build up after death can be released through any orifice, including the mouth, and may carry disease.
  — Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
• Instead, tests found viruses that cause the common cold and other mild upper respiratory infections, the study said.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2021
• And the new variant, which seems to favor the upper respiratory tract, appears to cause treatable but serious crouplike symptoms that are very tough for the littlest kids to take, Kalu told me.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2022
• The range of possible symptoms is wide but centers on the upper respiratory system.
  — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 13 May 2022
• The strain was thought to be more transmissible than the variants before it, but the infection seemed to mostly stay in the upper respiratory tract instead of moving deeper into the lungs.
  — Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
• Because people infected with the Delta variant have far more of the virus in their nose and upper respiratory tract, the importance of mask-wearing has become paramount.
  — New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
• Symptoms, such as upper respiratory tract infection, fever, and rash are common in children between six months and five years, according to the CDC.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 20 July 2022
• Dry air is a large contributor to inflammation in the airways and the sinus ducts as well as a major irritant in the upper respiratory tract.
  — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
• In January 2022, the symptoms of the Omicron variant were more upper respiratory than symptoms of the original strain, which invaded the lungs.
  — Emilia Benton, Men's Health, 31 Jan. 2023
• The idea has picked up traction amid preliminary research suggesting Omicron might spread faster first in the upper respiratory tract instead of the lungs.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2022
• It is recommended that those who aren’t feeling well or have any upper respiratory symptoms such as a runny nose, cough, fevers, chills, nausea, body aches, or sore throat stay home.
  — Jacqueline Pinedo, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2022
• The problem is that your squishy bits (particularly your lips, throat, and upper respiratory system) are not designed to hold in a lungful of air against a vacuum.
  — Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2023
• The study found that upper respiratory tract infections in Hong Kong skyrocketed when students returned to school this past fall.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 24 Feb. 2021
• Sometimes, mild wheezing that occurs along with symptoms of a cold or upper respiratory infection does not need treatment, per the Mayo Clinic.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Feb. 2022
• The new variant may cause more of the virus to lodge in the upper respiratory tract, making transmission through conversation or, heaven forbid, a cough, more probable.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2021
• The reason for this is that most cases of otitis media get better on their own as the body’s immune system fights off the infection, which is usually caused by an upper respiratory virus.
  — Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2021
• For instance, the omicron coronavirus appears more confined to the upper respiratory tract and may cause milder disease overall.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022
• Kindergartens and nurseries have been suspended since a week ago due to outbreaks of upper respiratory tract infection and the risks of coronavirus resurgence.
  — Jinshan Hong, Bloomberg.com, 20 Nov. 2020
• In one study it was shown to decrease the severity and duration of coughing, as well as a variety of symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024