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How contagious is croup?
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LIke a common cold: Croup is caused by a virus and is contagious. To put it in perspective, it is as contagious as a common cold. Good hand washing with soap and water or with hand-gel will decrease the risk of transmission.
Answered 12/18/2015
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Very: Transmitted by direct contact and respiratory droplets.
Answered 6/12/2017
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Contagious: Croup caused by virus spread with air droplets.Signs of respiratory infection, such as a runny nose or cough.Barking noise or stridor from swelling in airway /larynx.Croup lasts five or six days and highly contagious in children between the ages of 3 months and 6 years (the average age is 2 years),Adults can become infected with same virus that caused their child’s croup usually less symptoms.
Answered 12/17/2014
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