croup
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If infected, a "small but significant proportion" among the immunocompromised will develop more severe disease where the lungs are affected, with wheezing, breathlessness and symptoms of croup.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
In just 12 weeks, Elijah had developed tonsillitis, croup, respiratory syncytial virus, pneumonia, and an ear infection.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2024
It causes up to 10% of human respiratory infections, mainly in children and immunocompromised people, with symptoms ranging from mild coughs and sniffles to bronchitis and croup.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
One study found that the rate of upper airway infections — such as a type of bronchitis known as croup — among hospitalized coronavirus-infected children nearly tripled during the Omicron era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
My mother thinks that I was sick enough to have a croup tent set up.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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