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My daughter was diagnosed with parainfluenza and has been having a non stop cough what could i do for her can barley talk or eat and keeps crying?

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Take her back to: the doctor/emergency room. She may need to be nebulized or may have developed a bronchitis or pneumonia, which would need treatment.

Answered 12/28/2014

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