Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Physician's Reference

Upper respiratory tract infections (URI) involve the infection and inflammation in the sinuses, nasal passages, pharynx and the larynx, and include a range of conditions that include common colds, rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, epiglottitis, a life-threatening condition, and tracheitis. This animation evaluates the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management of these illnesses. An interactive multimedia presentation with 3-D and 2-D animations, still images, and illustrations with corresponding text and audio, this CD-ROM is formatted for MS-Windows operating system.

Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc, is a professor of pediatrics and medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. He is also an attending physician in pediatrics at the Georgetown University Medical Center and the former chairman of the Anti-infective Drug Advisory Committee of the FDA. He is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Society for Pediatric Research, and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, apart from being a member of more than 20 professional organizations.