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Croup
An upper respiratory infection that also involves the voicebox, leading to a barky cough, and a noise when breathing in.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 |
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Can an adult get croup like a child?
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What are some of the tests for Croup?
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Is it possible to have croup at 8 yrs?
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What are the signs of croup in a child?
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Why does my son continue to catch croup?
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Should a child be giving medicine for croup?
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How can i treat croup effectively in adults?
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I want to know what's the definition of croup?
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Do lots of people get croup, or is it unusual?
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What is the definition or description of: croup?
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Is croup serious or a passing childhood illness?
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What can be done to alleviate coughing caused by croup?
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Why do my baby's croup symptoms seem to be worse at night?
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My neice has croup and my brother is going to babysit my kids...can he give croup to my kids?
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My 18mo boy has coughed mostly at night for 12 nights. 10 days ago he had croup. Is coughing a lingering symptom or unrelated to the croup?
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My son is coughin like a seal! positive he has croup. People i know say no need for e.R, if he's responsive ..Is that true or should he be seen in e.R?
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Is redipred for croup?
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How contagious is croup?
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Can croup cause pneumonia?
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Is swimming good for croup?
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Is croup contagious to an adult?
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Can you have croup at 8 yrs old?
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Does croup affect the epiglottis?
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