Archive for April 25th, 2008

Educating The Public On Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Friday, April 25th, 2008

According to the Ambulatory Syllabus of Columbia University Medical Residency Program, the contagious nature of URT infections is the main reason why it is the common acute illness in the US and the world, and the reason for incurring absences from school or from work. Its early manifestation is when your nose begins to itch, you give a gentle sneeze or two and you always feel like blowing your nose when you have the chance to, it’s probably a cold in the making.

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