Harshbarger gives faces and voices to the victims-the men who dug the Hawks Nest tunnel and fell victim to one of the worst industrial disasters in the nation, and the families who loved them,â said Denise Giardina, author of âStorming Heavenâ and âThe Unquiet Earth,â in a press release.
Lower respiratory (tract) infection or LTRI is a generic term for an acute infection of the trachea (windpipe), airways and lungs, which make up the lower respiratory system.LTRIs include bronchitis, croup and pneumonia.Although influenza (the flu) can involve the lower respiratory system, it is not considered among the group of illnesses referred to by the term lower respiratory infection..Lower respiratory infections are more common in the winter because people tend to stay indoors and share the same recirculated air (and germs).lthough influenza (the flu) can involve the lower respiratory system, it is not considered among the group of illnesses referred to by the term lower respiratory infection.. Lower respiratory infections are more common in the winter because people tend to stay indoors and share the same recirculated air (and germs).
The lower airways or lower respiratory tract includes the portion of the larynx below the vocal cords, trachea, bronchi and bronchioles. The lungs can be included in the lower respiratory tract or as separate entity and include the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli.he lungs are the largest organs in the lower respiratory tract. The lungs are suspended within the pleural cavity of the thorax. The pleurae are two thin membranes, one cell layer thick, which surrounds the lungs.