A 39-year-old member asked:
what is an upper respiratory tract infection?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
URI: Upper Respiratory infections can involve the pharynx, larynx, nose or sinuses. Most are caused by viruses.
Answered on Jun 13, 2019
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
URI: Upper Respiratory infections can involve the pharynx, larynx, nose or sinuses. Most are caused by viruses.
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Dr. Ecaterina Sartina answered
35 years experience Pediatrics
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alexandrr Lakowsky answered
20 years experience Internal Medicine
It depends: Most upper respiratory tract infections are viral in nature and antibiotics aren't indicated. If are given antibiotics for presumed bacterial sinus o ... Read More
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christopher Nicora answered
24 years experience Internal Medicine
URI: Most often uri's require no antibiotics as they are caused by a virus. You can try Robitussin-DM as an expectorant and cough suppressant with plenty o ... Read More
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