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| Symptoms: | Symptoms vary depending on the type of infection. Cold-like symptoms consisting of a runny nose and mild cough are common. Life-threatening respiratory symptoms can be seen in young infants with bronchiolitis. For detailed symptoms see the specific disease.
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| Signs and tests: | - sinus tenderness
- red pharynx (throat)
- swollen glands at neck
- crackles or wheezing in lungs
- fever
Tests: - swab of nose for rapid viral test
- viral culture (very expensive; cultures generally are not performed for reasons other than to determine the nature of an epidemic)
- CBC
- arterial blood gases
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Review Date: 12/7/2001
Reviewed By: Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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