Barking cough—that is how a croup infection is identified in children and in adults. Croup is a respiratory infection that is caused by a virus and is commonly associated with young children.

Croup can cause a change in your child or baby’s voice and a characteristic “croupy” barking cough. It’s most common in the ...

1. A baby or child with croup will have difficulty breathing and a short, barking cough. Their cough may also sound like crowing or whistling. In severe attacks, the baby or child may use muscles ...

They saw a slight decrease in strep throat cases but an increase in croup. Dr. Joan Thode ... causing the child to automatically cough it away. This ‘air cannon’ shoots air through the glob ...

barking cough. The authors of this study compared IM and oral administration of dexamethasone in children with moderate-to-severe croup. In a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial ...