• Upper Respiratory Infection in Children
  The common cold is an infection (in-FEK-shun) that can affect your child's nose, throat, ears, and sinuses. It is also called an upper respiratory infection (URI).
  
  
• Upper Respiratory Infection In Children
  The common cold is an infection (in-FEK-shun) that can affect your child's nose, throat, ears, and sinuses. It is also called an upper respiratory infection.
  
  
• Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
  The upper respiratory tract consists of the nose, nasal cavity, larynx, and trachea, as well as some of the sinuses and air cells. Upper respiratory tract infections include the common cold (rhinitis), influenza, laryngitis (inflammation of the voice box), pharyngitis (sore throat), sinusitis, tonsillitis, and croup (in children).
  
  
• Respiratory Problems,Age 11 and Younger
  When parents take a child with an upper respiratory infection to the clinic, they walk out with an antibiotic prescription more often than most physicians admit is appropriate, according to a study in the most recent issue of Pediatrics.
  
  

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