DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for tracheitis

Tracheitis [DOID:9392]

A tracheal disease which involves bacterial infection of the trachea often caused by Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci that follows a recent viral upper respiratory infection. The symptoms include barking croup cough, loud squeaking noise while breathing, scratchy feeling in the throat, high fever, and production of large amounts of pus-filled secretions.

Synonyms:  tracheitis,  DOID:9392,  tracheitises,  acute tracheitis,  chronic tracheitis ...