Croup
Description
Croup is an acute infection of the Respiratory System involving the Larynx, Trachea (throat) and bronchi (i.e. laryngotracheobronchitis) that occurs in young children and infants. Children affected by Croup experience Convulsions (spasms) of the Larynx, Fever (sometimes), barking Cough, hoarseness and feelings of suffocation. The term Croup is also used more generally to apply to any infection of the Larynx in children characterized by difficult and noisy respiration and a hoarse Cough.
Causes of Croup
Respiratory System Ailments
Croup is almost always preceded by an Allergy, Bronchitis or the Common Cold.
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