Laryngotracheitis
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Laryngotracheitis refers to the combination of the following two conditions:
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- laryngitisLaryngitisLaryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. It causes hoarse voice or the complete loss of the voice because of irritation to the vocal folds . Dysphonia is the medical term for a vocal disorder, of which laryngitis is one cause....
- tracheitisTracheitisTracheitis is an inflammation of the trachea.Although the trachea is usually considered part of the lower respiratory tract, in ICD-10 tracheitis is classified under "Acute upper respiratory infections".-Bacterial tracheitis:...
- It is also the common name for the poultry disease Gallid herpesvirus 1Gallid herpesvirus 1Gallid herpesvirus 1 is a virus of the family Herpesviridae that causes avian infectious laryngotracheitis. It was originally recognized as a disease of chickens in the United States in 1926...
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