Respiratory Tract

Zee NewsZinc-antibiotic saves kids with pneumoniaPostnoonCape Town: Respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, are the biggest killers of children who are under the age of five.

Herbal Cold Medicines Recalled Due to Possible Health RiskNatural Standard Blog (blog)The common cold, or acute viral nasopharyngitis, is a viral infection of the upper respiratory system, which may involve the nose, throat, sinuses, eustachian tubes (connects the ears to the throat), trachea (windpipe), larynx (voice box), .

Recent infections linked to high risk of stroke in childrenModernMedicineCommon infections including minor acute infections of the ear, upper respiratory tract, and urinary tract can pose a high risk of ischemic stroke in children, with the highest risk occurring in the first week after an infection.

TopNews Arab EmiratesZinc supplements 'can aid survival from respiratory tract infection'ZenopaUse of zinc supplements could help to greatly increase children's chances of survival following a respiratory tract infection.

Student suspected to have tuberculosis, 150 others to be testedThe Oracle'If someone gets that bacteria, that bacteria usually settles somewhere in the body, most of the time in the respiratory tract, and it stays there inactive and non-contagious for what could be years or decades.