Respiratory

Respiratory Illness Testing and health information

Do you have respiratory problems?

Ulta Lab Tests can help you find the right lab tests for respiratory illness, lung infections, pneumonia, and acute bronchitis.

Respiratory disease is a serious condition that can be life-threatening. It’s important to get tested for respiratory disease if you are experiencing symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, or coughing up blood. If left untreated, respiratory diseases can lead to pneumonia and other complications. We offer lab tests for both acute and chronic respiratory diseases at affordable prices so you can find out what’s causing your symptoms today!

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Did you know almost 37 million people in the United States live with chronic respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or bronchitis?

Acute respiratory disease and infectious respiratory diseases also cause ongoing health problems for millions more in America. For this reason, respiratory lab tests are an essential tool for the treatment and management of respiratory diseases.

You can catch many respiratory diseases through the air that can impact your respiratory system. If you want to learn more about respiratory disease and respiratory testing, keep reading this guide to learn everything you need to know.

What Is Respiratory Disease?

There are different types of respiratory disease, both acute and chronic. Acute respiratory infections are usually infectious caused by viruses and bacteria that can affect you anywhere in the respiratory system.

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As the name suggests, norovirus is a virus.  It causes an infection in the digestive tract.  This infection will often irritate the stomach and intestines, gastroenteritis, and is often incorrectly thought to be a stomach bug or the stomach flu. There are many common symptoms of the norovirus, including diarrhea, nausea, sudden stomach pain, and vomiting. 

The norovirus is extremely contagious and will spread through ingesting contaminated liquids or foods, touching contaminated surfaces, and coming into close contact with infected people.  Those who are contagious may spread the virus for much longer than they are actually ill with it.  This is due to norovirus being present in the stool before signs and symptoms are exhibited, and for up to two weeks after the person starts to feel better. 

The CDC (or the Centers for Disease Control) believes that norovirus affects approximately 20 million people ... See more