lower respiratory
adjective
: of, relating to, or affecting the lower respiratory tract
a lower respiratory infection
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The top five causes of death in the U.S. last year were heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries (which includes drug overdoses), stroke and chronic lower respiratory diseases.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Though it's been around for years, the broader use of diagnostic testing has turned up more cases and raised awareness that the virus is an important cause of upper and lower respiratory infection, per the CDC.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The virus causes upper and lower respiratory infections and can spark cough, fever, nasal congestion and shortness of breath with more serious cases leading to bronchitis or pneumonia.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The Top Causes of Death In all three years, the top 10 leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, kidney disease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and COVID-19.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Though it's been around for years, the broader use of diagnostic testing has turned up more cases and raised awareness that the virus is an important cause of upper and lower respiratory infection, per the CDC.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
The virus causes upper and lower respiratory infections and can spark cough, fever, nasal congestion and shortness of breath with more serious cases leading to bronchitis or pneumonia.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
The Top Causes of Death In all three years, the top 10 leading causes of death were heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, kidney disease, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and COVID-19.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Lower respiratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lower%20respiratory. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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