The respiratory tract
The impact of cold on the respiratory tract and its consequences to respiratory health
... the respiratory tract and the patient risks to be in a clinical condition characterized by an exacerbation of the respiratory symptoms of his chronic respiratory disease (asthma and COPD) ...
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Antimicrobial polypeptides in host defense of the respiratory tract
... the respiratory tract are often the initial site of contact between microbes and their human ...hosts. Respiratory epithelia are coated with a thin layer of airway and alveolar secretions whose com- ...
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The respiratory tract in pigs and its immune system: a review
... by respiratory tract mucosa, particularly in animal species with not well organ- ised lymphoid tissue (Reynolds 1991; McWilliam et ...the respiratory tract in pigs were previously a focus of ...
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Viral Infections of the Respiratory Tract
... The most frequent causes of respiratory infections are adenoviruses, influenza viruses, parainfluenza viruses, respiratory syncytial viruses, and rhi- noviruses.. Frequency an[r] ...
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Allergic aspergillosis of the respiratory tract
... Based on thoracic CT findings, the ISHAM working group has proposed a new radiological classification of ABPA [68]. The purpose of this classification scheme is to correlate the immunolo[r] ...
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Isolation of Trichomonas vaginalis from the Respiratory Tract of Infants with Respiratory Disease
... Bacterial and viral cultures of tracheal aspirates and nasopharyngeal specimens did not detect bacterial path- ogens or viruses; however, T vaginalis was found to be present in inoculate[r] ...
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CiteSeerX — Mucin Biosynthesis and Secretion in the Respiratory Tract
... The recent immunocytochemical demonstration of carbonic anhydrase selectively in serous cells of human bronchial glands (unpublished observations) sug- gests active ion and fluid transpo[r] ...
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Inflammation Promotes Pneumococcal Colonization of the Respiratory Tract
... bacterial growth, it is possible that LPS could have a similar effect once bacteria have reached the nasopharynx. Even with influenza coinfection, we only observed transmission between infant mice, not adults. There are ...
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Impact of Host Proteases on Reovirus Infection in the Respiratory Tract
... 3E), consistent with our hypothesis. To determine the extent to which the pretreatments caused infiltration of inflammatory cells that might also serve as target cells, we quantified the influx of neutrophils and ...
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The pressure gradient in the human respiratory tract
... 4 Conclusion In such a complicated system of tubes as the bronchial tree with its many branches, changes in caliber and irregular wall surfaces, the application of the above principles is difficult. In practice entrance ...
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A survey on respiratory tract diseases associated with allergies
... The respiratory tract is the most common site of infection by ...pathogens. Respiratory diseases, any of the diseases and ...the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs ...
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Respiratory tract mucous membrane microecology and asthma
... The mucous membrane of the host provides nutritional support for symbiotic bacteria in the respiratory tract, which in turn promotes the formation and development of the mucosal immune system. Their ...
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Chinchilla and Murine Models of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections with Respiratory Syncytial Virus
... the respiratory tract, only humans and chimpanzees are highly permissive for human RSV ...lower respiratory tract exist (13, 18, 19, 54), but RSV pathogenesis in the uppermost airway has not ...
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SARS-CoV-2 May Persist in Digestive Tract Longer than Respiratory Tract
... the respiratory specimens, anal swabs of 2 cases remained persistently positive for 6 and 12 days, respectively, thereby indicating that a subset of patients might still discharge virus through the digestive ...
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Obstruction of respiratory tract. Infections of lower respiratory tract
... C. PPD placement (purified protein derivative for tuberculosis • The scenario is typical for pediatric tuberculosis. • Neck and perihilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy and pulmonary or extrapulmonary manifestations can ...
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM RESPIRATORY TRACT
... the respiratory system, listed in order from the exterior to the inside of the lung, is composed of the nasal cavity, mouth, nasopharynx, pharynx, larynx, trachea, primary bronchi, secondary bronchi (lobar ...
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Respiratory microbiota and lower respiratory tract disease
... upper respiratory tract microbiota of children 18 months of age still showing distinct characteristics compared to that of ...upper respiratory structures, and the lower airways and gastrointestinal ...
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Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
... Day 1: sore or “scratchy” throat, +/- low grade fever Day 2-3: nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing!. thick purulent nasal discharge does NOT mean bacterial sinusitis.[r] ...
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Pulmonary and respiratory tract receptors
... It is convenient to divide receptors of the tracheobronchial tree and lung into those primarily involved in physiological control of pattern of breathing (slowly adapting pulmonary stret[r] ...
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