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==Overview==
==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.
Any individual can be afflicted with the common cold, but children, geriatric patients, and people with a decreased immune system are affected more commonly.


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Any individual can be afflicted with the common cold, but children, geriatric patients, and people with a decreased immune system are affected more commonly.

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