Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Upper respiratory tract infections (URI or URTI) are the illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx. This commonly includes: tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, and the common cold.
Common URI terms are defined as follows:
- Rhinitis - Inflammation of the nasal mucosa
- Rhinosinusitis or sinusitis - Inflammation of the nares and paranasal sinuses, including frontal, ethmoid, maxillary, and sphenoid
- Nasopharyngitis (rhinopharyngitis or the common cold) - Inflammation of the nares, pharynx,hypopharynx, uvula, and tonsils
- Pharyngitis - Inflammation of the pharynx, hypopharynx, uvula, and tonsils
- Epiglottitis (supraglottitis) - Inflammation of the superior portion of the larynx and supraglottic area
- Laryngitis - Inflammation of the larynx
- Laryngotracheitis - Inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and subglottic area
- Tracheitis - Inflammation of the trachea and subglottic area
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