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Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Family Medicine · Respiratory
Mild
Severity
Very common — among the most frequent illnesses affecting people of all ages worldwide, with adults averaging several episodes per year
Prevalence
Yes
Contagious
Family Medicine
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused predominantly by viruses including rhinoviruses
- 2coronaviruses
- 3and adenoviruses
- 4which infect the mucosal lining of the nose and throat and spread through airborne droplets or contact with contaminated surfaces. Close contact in crowded settings
- 5seasonal changes
- 6and low humidity that dries out protective mucous membranes increase susceptibility. A weakened immune system
- 7smoking
- 8and allergic conditions can also raise the frequency and severity of infections.
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