Abstract: "Acute upper respiratory tract infection" is elaborated in the chapter of "Respiratory Diseases" in every edition of the "Pediatrics" textbook.After years of teaching and clinical practice,the author found some problems worthy of consideration,such as the confusion of diseases included in "acute upper respiratory tract infection",which is a standardized disease name,the vague concept of acute nasopharyngitis,and the unclear chapter to which influenza belongs.The paper discusses the meaning and scope of "acute upper respiratory tract infection" by referring to authoritative books and literatures at home and abroad and combining the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).It is suggested that the section of "acute upper respiratory tract infection" should be changed to "common cold",the content of herpangina and pharyngo-conjunctival fever should be deleted,and the section of influenza should be included in the chapter of "Infectious Diseases" in "Pediatrics" textbook,which makes the presentation and description of diseases in the textbook more scientific and standardized,and makes it be in line with domestic and foreign textbooks and the International Classification of Diseases.

Key words:

Acute upper respiratory tract infection, Common cold, Influenza, Pediatrics