: inflammation, edema, and subsequent obstruction of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi especially of infants and young children that is typically caused by a parainfluenza virus and is marked by episodes of difficult breathing and low-pitched cough resembling the bark of a seal
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Mia Taylor, Parents, 26 July 2024
Some babies get a barking cough that resembles croup.
—Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024
Everything from respiratory viruses like a cold, flu, or croup to bacterial infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia can trigger coughing in babies.
—Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024
In some cases, parainfluenza can cause more severe diseases, including croup, bronchitis and pneumonia.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
What's more, children's hospitals have also been inundated with kids sick with other respiratory viruses, such as severe colds, croup and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2021
In addition, doctors have noticed another symptom in young kids: a barking cough that resembles croup.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
Prescription medications for croup might include glucocorticoids for mild cases of croup or dexamethasone or epinephrine for moderate to severe croup.
—Ashley Abramson, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Also, croup causes swelling of the voice box and the windpipe, which are part of the upper respiratory tract.
—Ashley Abramson, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
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The doctor's initial assessment was that Reese might have the croup (larynx and trachea inflammation).
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 26 July 2024
Some babies get a barking cough that resembles croup.
—Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024
Everything from respiratory viruses like a cold, flu, or croup to bacterial infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia can trigger coughing in babies.
—Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024
In some cases, parainfluenza can cause more severe diseases, including croup, bronchitis and pneumonia.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
What's more, children's hospitals have also been inundated with kids sick with other respiratory viruses, such as severe colds, croup and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2021
In addition, doctors have noticed another symptom in young kids: a barking cough that resembles croup.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
Prescription medications for croup might include glucocorticoids for mild cases of croup or dexamethasone or epinephrine for moderate to severe croup.
—Ashley Abramson, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
Also, croup causes swelling of the voice box and the windpipe, which are part of the upper respiratory tract.
—Ashley Abramson, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Croup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/croup. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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croup
1 of 2 noun
: the rump of a four-footed animal
croup
2 of 2 noun
: a laryngitis especially of infants marked by periods of difficult breathing and a hoarse cough
Etymology
Noun
Middle English croupe "rump," from early French croupe (same meaning), of Germanic origin
Noun
from an English dialect word croup "to cry or cough"; probably originally imitating the sound
Medical Definition
croup
noun
: inflammation, edema, and subsequent obstruction of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi especially of infants and young children that is typically caused by a parainfluenza virus and is marked by episodes of difficult breathing and low-pitched cough resembling the bark of a seal
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