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Bronchiolitis in babies, is this fatal?
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Rarely: Bronchiolitis is a potentially fatal illness in smaller infants. I cannot recall ever loosing one in 3 decades of practice but I have heard of a few lost in my local.
Answered 9/16/2013
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No: It is extremely rare for babies to die from it. It happens, though.
Answered 11/25/2014
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