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Parainfluenza virus
Parainfluenza viruses can cause upper and lower respiratory infections including bronchitis, bronchiolitis, croup and pneumonia.
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A 49-year old asked:
How can a person treat parainfluenza virus?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Parainfluenza virus?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I feel croup when Montelukast effect is at end. I had some influenza 5 months ago. Montelukast helps. Can Montelukast treat parainfluenza virus?
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A 40-year old female asked:
My son had croup 2 days ago. My daughter today has a high fever, no coughing, but she vomitted once. Could it be the same virus or is it totally different. Will I have both a gastro and parainfluenza going through our home?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Son has parainfluenza/croup. His twin woke up coughing but not barky should I keep her home from school ? Could this be early croup?
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A 27-year old female asked:
About to take my daughter to ER for 4 time for parainfluenza cough is non stop not eating well will this be questioned by how many times she's gone
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is parainfluenza 2 the same as mumps?
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A 42-year old female asked about a female:
Is parainfluenza 2 a serious illness in a 6yr old?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Son has croup from parainfluenza . Is this contagious? Is he ok to go to school tomorrow?
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A 27-year old female asked:
4 yr had parainfluenza bad cough on predisolone getting better husband and I now sick should I stop meds with her since it makes u catch thing easier?
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A 43-year old asked:
How is a parvo vaccine and a parainfluenza- and parvovirus different?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the differences between a parvo vaccine and a parainfluenza- and parvovirus?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Hoe long does parainfluenza / croup last? Had steroid shot so how long before improvement ? How long keep home from school ? His dr wasn't helpful :0(
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A 28-year old female asked:
How long is parainfluenza / croup contagious ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Daughter diagnosed with parainfluenza don't know much about it has non stop cough and now she's sneezing a lot what should I do?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My daughter is 4 yr old 48 lb they told me to give Benadryl (diphenhydramine) she ha parainfluenza to help calm cough how much to I give her?
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A 80-year old male asked:
Been sick for 6 weeks with haem. Parainfluenza. Got it from unvaccinated kid. Feeling discouraged i'm sick for so long. Finishing abx and steroids this week. Will this go away soon? I feel fatigued.
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A 27-year old female asked:
Daughter has parainfluenza coughs are so bad that she wakes up with croupy cough trying to breath on predisolone why not helping ER sends me home ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
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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A 27-year old female asked:
4 yr has parainfluenza since Christmas found out went to ER coughing so bad got breathing treatment codeine cough syrup not working what should I do ?
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A 27-year old female asked:
My 4 yr old daughter has parainfluenza any over-the-counter cough and stuffy nose medicines that would help relieve some of the symptoms?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Took 4 yr old to ER for parainfluenza cough bad prescribed predisone is it Safe for her? oxygen 100% lungs clear why such a bad cough though
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A 27-year old female asked:
How long does parainfluenza last in a 4 yr old toddler? She's coughing a lot oxygen is fine and lungs are cleared just a bad cough on steroids
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A female asked:
I'm 8 weeks pregnant & just caught parainfluenza from my 5-year old. Fever is below 38 C, but my sinuses are full & i cough alot. Should i be worried?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Parainfluenza 4 yr old croupy bad cough gasps for air at times cuz so bad ER sends us home when we take her say lungs and oxygen are fine on steroids ?
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A female asked:
Med assit called and my throat culture was haemophilus parainfluenza 2. Worried because I don't know what this means. amoxicillin for 7 days so far.
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A 27-year old female asked:
Daughter is getting over parainfluenza and she still gets warm at times is that normal and still sounds nasal like and has green bowel movements?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Sick for the entire month of July now. I caught Human Parainfluenza type 2 which caused bronchitis and a productive cough. Finished 2 rounds antibiotics, amoxicillin then Cefdinir. Having tightness in chest at night & shallower breathing. Why is this?
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A 27-year old female asked:
4 yr old got parainfluenza Christmas bad croup cough gone mucus sound cough what can I use for itstill has draining down throat and fever off and on?
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A 27-year old female asked:
4 yr old parainfluenza went to ER proscribed codeine and cough syrup had breathing treatment sill coughing a lot and gargle bubble noicewhile sleeping
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