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Croup (/ k r uː p / KROOP), also known as croupy cough, is a type of respiratory infection that is usually caused by a virus. [2] The infection leads to swelling inside the trachea, which interferes with normal breathing and produces the classic symptoms of "barking/brassy" cough, inspiratory stridor and a hoarse voice. [2]
The omicron Covid variant appears to be leading to croup in young children under the age of 5. Doctors share what to know about kids, omicron and croup.
The viruses have a tendency towards different complications: influenza is more likely to cause severe pneumonia in high-risk groups; parainfluenza is more likely to cause croup in children. Influenza has effective vaccines available and can be treated with antiviral medications like neuraminidase inhibitors.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), [a] also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. It is a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. [2] Its name is derived from the large cells known as syncytia that form when infected cells fuse. [2] [3]
It is worse for the smallest kids," said Dr. Juan Dumois, a pediatric infectious diseases doctor at All Children’s. Children's Hospital says respiratory virus cases in young children are ...
Human parainfluenza virus typically results in inflammation of the nose, throat, and bronchi. [49] In young children, when it affects the trachea, it may produce the symptoms of croup, due to the small size of their airways. [49]
COVID-19’s omicron variant appears to be affecting children under age 5 in a new way: a harsh, barking cough known as croup.
It is usually caused by viral infections, [10] with bacterial infections occurring almost entirely in children. [11] Most commonly, infections occur with inflammation of other parts of the respiratory tract, such as the larynx and bronchi, known as croup , [ 11 ] [ 10 ] however bacterial infections may also affect the trachea alone, although ...