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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES [PDF]

open access: possibleJournal of the American Medical Association, 1951
In this portion of the panel I shall discuss the epidemiological aspects which have a bearing on the therapy and prevention of upper respiratory tract diseases. Many efforts have been made to prevent upper respiratory tract diseases by immunization and by attempts to break the chain of transmission.
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The respiratory tract microflora and disease

1999
The human respiratory tract harbors hundreds of different bacterial species. The purpose of the following chapter is to review some of the bacterial and host factors that contribute to the normal microflora and the infections that originate in this site.
Jeffrey N. Weiser, Jean O. Kim
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Lower respiratory tract disease

2018
Lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) is common in parrots, raptors and passerines. However, it can be difficult to recognize because presenting signs are often non-specific and frequently not obviously respiratory. This chapter deals with the clinical signs, therapeutic approach, diagnostic techniques and indications for diseases involving the lungs ...
John Chitty, Deborah Monks
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Feline Respiratory Tract Disease in Louisiana

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 1980
SUMMARY An investigation of feline respiratory tract disease (frd) was made involving 65 affected cats (group 1) and 65 control cats (group 2) matched for age, sex, and residence. Feline calicivirus strains (fcv), feline herpesvirus-1 (fhv-1), or both, were isolated from 59% of group 1 cats and from 7% of group 2 cats. Isolation of these viruses showed
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Diseases of the Respiratory Tract in Children.

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1967
The respiratory and gastrointestinal systems, according to the study of Dingle and his colleagues, account for 8.8 of the ten illnesses the average Cleveland citizen has annually. Despite the high morbidity experienced by these two systems, there has been little tendency for pediatric subspecialization in these areas and, perhaps as a consequence ...
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Upper respiratory tract disease

2018
Respiratory tract disease is a common cause of illness in pet birds. Many respiratory diseases quickly develop into life-threatening emergencies. Early recognition of clinical signs combined with rapid diagnosis and adequate therapy are important to increase the chances of a successful outcome.
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Meat-Wrapper's Respiratory Tract Disease

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1976
In 1973, Sokol et al 1 reported three instances of respiratory symptoms (dyspnea, cough, wheezing) occurring in women exposed to fumes produced when the polymer, polyvinyl chloride, was cut with a hot wire during the course of their work as meat wrappers in supermarkets. Although all three patients were cigarette smokers and had been employed for years
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Virus Diseases of the Respiratory Tract

Medical Clinics of North America, 1950
Charles R. Shuman, Thomas M. Durant
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