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With treatment, less than 0.2% of children require endotracheal intubation. [14] Since croup is usually a viral disease, antibiotics are not used unless secondary bacterial infection is suspected. [2] The use of cough medicines, which usually contain dextromethorphan or guaifenesin, are also discouraged. [2]
In children under five years and adults over 40 years, the fatality rate may be as much as 20%. [28] In 2013, it resulted in 3,300 deaths, down from 8,000 deaths in 1990. [7] Better standards of living, mass immunization, improved diagnosis, prompt treatment, and more effective health care have led to a decrease in cases worldwide. [31]
Bacterial tracheitis is a rare complication of influenza infection. [4] It is the most serious in young children, possibly because of the relatively small size of the trachea that gets easily blocked by swelling. The most frequent sign is the rapid development of stridor. It is occasionally confused with croup. If it is inflamed, a condition ...
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. Omicron in kids leading to a new but ...
There is no vaccine or treatment. RSV symptoms include cough and it can be severe in babies and toddlers. RSV symptoms: What to look for if your child has a respiratory virus or the flu
metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection; necrotizing enterocolitis; neonatal conjunctivitis; parainfluenza (PIV) infection; pertussis; poliomyelitis; prenatal Listeria; Group B streptoccus infection; Tay–Sachs disease; tetanus; Ureaplasma urealyticum infection; respiratory Syncytial Virus infection; rhinovirus; common cold
Dorina Bryant’s baby, Jaxtyn, was almost 2 weeks old when he caught a virus that left him hospitalized last summer. New treatment may protect babies against dangerous respiratory virus Skip to ...
COVID-19’s omicron variant appears to be affecting children under age 5 in a new way: a harsh, barking cough known as croup. Omicron in kids leading to a new, but familiar, illness: croup Skip ...