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
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
Michaela Stevens has complained about the treatment of her son Archie, who has suffered with croup - a common infection that affects children's airways from birth.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 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
It was rumored that she had had no childhood diseases, was never known to have chicken pox, croup or even a runny nose.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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