parainfluenza…

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parainfluenza viruses cause upper, lower respiratory infections, , four types of parainfluenza virus, all of, cause upper respiratory infections, lower respiratory infections, pneumonia, in adults, children, virus is especially important in children, it is responsible, approximately 40-50% of croup cases, 10-15% of bronchiolitis, bronchitis cases, pneumonias, exact number of cases of parainfluenza is unknown but suspected to be very high, the viruses cause only a runny nose, symptoms that diagnosed, a simple cold rather than parainfluenza, risk factors, parainfluenza include young age, by school age, most children have been exposed to parainfluenza virus, most adults have antibodies against parainfluenza although they, get repeat infections, symptoms vary depending on the type of infection, cold-like symptoms consisting of a runny nose, mild cough, common, life-threatening respiratory symptoms, seen in young infants, bronchiolitis, detailed symptoms see the specific disease, runny nose, congestion, cough, sore throat, croup, wheezing, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, shortness of breath, chest pain, , sinus tenderness, red throat, swollen glands at neck, crackles, wheezing in lungs, fever, swab of nose, rapid viral test, viral culture, very expensive, cultures generally, not performed, reasons other than, the nature of an epidemic, cbc, arterial blood gases, , no specific treatment, the viral infection, specific treatments, the symptoms of croup, bronchiolitis, most infections in adults, older children, recovery takes place, the person is very old, has an abnormal immune system, medical intervention, breathing difficulties develop, secondary bacterial infections, the most common complication, airway obstruction in croup, bronchiolitis, severe, life-threatening, call health care provider, child develops croup, wheezing, type of breathing difficulty, wish to call health care provider, children under 18 months of age, type of upper respiratory symptoms, , no vaccines available, parainfluenza, infections, most common in fall, winter, avoiding crowds to limit exposure, peak outbreaks, decrease the likelihood of infection, parainfluenza infections, most severe in infants, become less severe, limiting exposure, occurs in day-care centers, full nurseries, delay infection, child is older.