Respiratory Tract Infection Diagnosis

 

Strep Throat, or No?

 

 

Cold Vs Flu?

 

flu

sudden onset of fever

headaches, aches, pain, exhausted, chest discomfort

cold

leads to a large amount of lost productivity (40%?)

cytokines lead to symptoms

people using COld-FX

echinacea

  • was on Canadian gov't formulary until 1947
  • needs to have standardized trials and preparations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Acquisition

RTIs can be diagnosed through the collection of various specimens, including

Viral RTIs can be diagnosed by