Croup is a childhood respiratory condition that affects the windpipe, voicebox, and airways within the lungs. Most cases are mild and resolve within days. Severe cases are rare but require emergency ...

Most croup cases are mild, but croup can be serious in younger kids and babies. Get immediate medical help if your child is having trouble breathing and swallowing, discoloration, retractions, and ...

An image of a baby crying over their dad's shoulders. Getty Images. As if parents didn't have enough pandemic stress on their plates, a new concern has emerged: COVID-19 is causing croup for some ...

A new study by Boston Children’s Hospital has found that the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been associated with a spike in severe croup, a viral respiratory infection. Between early January 2020 to ...

Croup is an inflammation of the larynx (throat), trachea (windpipe), and bronchi (tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs). It occurs primarily in young children. Croup arises from a respiratory ...

The Omicron COVID-19 variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care, a new study shows. "The relatively high hospitalization rate and ...

Most croup cases are mild, with symptoms worse at night For Abby, 45, from Bedford, the sound of a “stridor”, the whistling sound that comes with the barking cough of a child with croup, is one she ...

For children with moderate to severe croup treated in the emergency department, use of high humidity did not improve symptoms more than low humidity or mist therapy, according to an article in the ...

Doctors are warning that Covid-19 infection can cause croup and that it may be more severe than croup caused by other viruses. Although young children with Covid-19 generally experience mild illness, ...

"It tends to affect kids a little bit more, because their airway is smaller and more narrow than you and I," Rougeh Awad, a charge nurse in the hospital's emergency room said. Awad says croup is like ...

Croup is contagious. It can be passed from person to person easily but is most common in children and, occasionally, adolescents. It’s rarely seen in grown-ups, and when it does appear, the symptoms ...

Croup is a cold-like illness that can be especially severe in children under 8. We’ve all heard of, and probably tried, various home remedies for cough and cold, from eating chicken soup to lathering ...