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Do you have to have a cough or nasel congestion to have a uri?
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Not necessarily: Cough and nasal congestion are two symptoms on a list of symptoms that can occur with an upper respiratory tract infection. You can have a sore throat, nasal congestion or discharge, sinus fullness or pressure, ear pain, cough, fever, and chills.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Usually one or both: URI are the illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx. For more information, please take a look at this well described and useful weblink: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_respiratory_tract_infection
Answered 9/28/2016
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