From a parents point a view, the number one fear would be for my child to get sick. As a parent you become frighten and emotional when you have no idea what is going on in their bodies and they suddendly become unresponsive. When your child suddendly has to be rush to emergency because your child is running a very high fever or not being able to talk or breathe like they usually do. Fall is now approaching, this season is known for not only the beauty of colors but also soup and flu season as well. If you have a child between 6 months to 6 years old this information is going to become very handy. There will be many times our children get sick but one illness that can be scary for us parents and children is Croup a childhood virus
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It often comes in the middle of the night. Your child may go to sleep feeling okay but can wake up gasping for breaths. What is Croup? Croup is a viral infection of the voice box and windpipe associated with signs of a respiratory infection, such as a runny nose, cough and low grade fever. Most cases of croup are caused by viruses, usually parainfluenza virus transmitted by airborne droplets from an infected child 's cough. It 's also a very common ailment of childhood. Croup is a cough that sounds like a deep raspy barking seal. Your child might have some trouble breathing because the virus causes inflammation around the larynx and the bronchial passage is blocked with mucus and that’s where the raspy noise comes from with each inhaled breath your child gives.
Croup is highly contagious to other children; it can last from five to six days. Some signs of croup are cold like symptoms, runny nose, cough, low or mild fever and often worsen at night. Your child may have labor breathing or stridor, a high pitch or crowing noise when they inhale. Croup is not dangerous but it can cause a child to be hospitalized if it is severe. Vaccines today protect children against some of the more dangerous forms of croup. The vaccine for measles also carries the (Hib) haemophilus influenza which protects your
It often comes in the middle of the night. Your child may go to sleep feeling okay but can wake up gasping for breaths. What is Croup? Croup is a viral infection of the voice box and windpipe associated with signs of a respiratory infection, such as a runny nose, cough and low grade fever. Most cases of croup are caused by viruses, usually parainfluenza virus transmitted by airborne droplets from an infected child 's cough. It 's also a very common ailment of childhood. Croup is a cough that sounds like a deep raspy barking seal. Your child might have some trouble breathing because the virus causes inflammation around the larynx and the bronchial passage is blocked with mucus and that’s where the raspy noise comes from with each inhaled breath your child gives.
Croup is highly contagious to other children; it can last from five to six days. Some signs of croup are cold like symptoms, runny nose, cough, low or mild fever and often worsen at night. Your child may have labor breathing or stridor, a high pitch or crowing noise when they inhale. Croup is not dangerous but it can cause a child to be hospitalized if it is severe. Vaccines today protect children against some of the more dangerous forms of croup. The vaccine for measles also carries the (Hib) haemophilus influenza which protects your