Some children infected with the Omicron variant are experiencing croup-like symptoms, NBC News reported. Croup is an infection in the upper airway that causes a harsh cough that sounds like barking.

Has your child got a bad cough that almost sounds like a seal? Hearing a child with croup is concerning to any parent. Cindy Gellner, MD, breaks down what is happening to cause the nasty cough. She ...

Croup is an infection of the upper airways that most commonly affects young children. It’s also possible for adults to get croup, but this is rare. Some of the characteristic symptoms of croup include ...

Most croup cases are mild, with symptoms worse at night For Abby, 45, from Bedford, the sound of a “stridor”, the whistling sound that comes with the barking cough of a child with croup, is one she ...

PHOENIX — A doctor at Phoenix Children’s Hospital wants parents to be aware of a loud, barking-like cough known as croup that’s showing up among children infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19.

UPMC Pinnacle’s Heritage Pediatrics reports seeing a lot of croup this week. Croup is a viral upper respiratory infection that causes a very barky cough, hoarse voice, sore throat and usually a fever ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across Central Pennsylvania are seeing a stomach bug, flu-like illnesses and even a few cases of influenza, and sore throats. UPMC Pinnacle in Camp Hill is ...

Children under 5 years old infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 are presenting with symptoms of croup, an upper airway infection that causes a barking cough, pediatricians have recently ...

When you’re a parent, there are plenty of sounds you love to hear from your child: their first words, their innocent giggles, their sweet, imaginative play. But there’s one sound no parent ever wants ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an uptick of hand, foot and mouth, viral upper respiratory infections, and strep throat. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are ...

That nasty cough your little one has? Listen close. Croup is going around. It sounds like a barking cough and parents need to pay attention. Dr. Per Gesteland from the University of Utah School of ...

When Melissa Sheridan’s daughter, Stella, had a telltale ‘barky cough', she knew right away her 8-month-old had croup. “It sounded like a seal,” the Virginia-based mom told TODAY Parents of the ...