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==Overview==
'''Upper respiratory infections''', commonly referred to the acronym '''URI''' or '''URTI''', is the illness caused by an acute [[infection]] which involves the upper [[respiratory tract]]: [[nose]], [[Paranasal sinus|sinuses]], [[pharynx]] or [[larynx]]. In the United States, this represents approximately one billion acute upper respiratory illnesses annually.


==What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?==
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
Upper respiratory tract infection usually gets better in few days and normally have a good prognosis
===Complications===
 
==Possible complications==
* Abscess
* Abscess
* Bone infection (osteomyelitis)
* Bone infection (osteomyelitis)
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* Pneumonia
* Pneumonia
* Sinusitis
* Sinusitis
===Prognosis===
Upper respiratory tract infection usually gets better in few days and normally have a good prognosis


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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Complications

  • Abscess
  • Bone infection (osteomyelitis)
  • Meningitis
  • Skin infection around the eye (orbital cellulitis) * Bronchitis
  • Ear infection
  • Pneumonia
  • Sinusitis

Prognosis

Upper respiratory tract infection usually gets better in few days and normally have a good prognosis

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