What is Croup?- Pregnancy & Parenting- ModernMom

Dr. Sears explains what croup is, how to detect it, and how to calm it. Click below to subscribe to our channel for more great videos!

Croup is a severe type of cold that usually attacks in the late fall and winter, and it can be identified by raspy breathing and a seal-like cough. Treat croup, which worsens at night, with information from a practicing pediatrician in this free video on caring for babies.

Expert: Dr. Robert Sears
Contact: www.askdrsears.com
Bio: Robert W. Sears, MD, is a father of three, board-certified in Pediatrics, and a co-author in the Sears Parenting Library. "Dr. Bob", as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995. He has written for Contemporary Pediatrics, Newsweek Japan, and dozen's of regional parenting magazines across the nation. Dr. Bob is co-author of The Updated Baby Book, The Premature Baby Book, The Baby Sleep Book 2005 and Father's First Steps: 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know and author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for your Child and an active contributor to the content of AskDrSears.com and several other parenting websites

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[1sweet69]

@Munchcala Nope, not a doctor...a respiratory therapist actually. I hope you've humbled yourself with some research.

[cclinton09]

@cclinton09 You're 11, you shouldn't have to know this stuff yet, now you know, be happy jaja

[cclinton09]

Munchala don't get into a fight you're not sure to win--> YOU ARE NOT BORN WITH CROUP. It's an infeccious disease caused by: Parainfluenzae 1, Influenza A, Parainfluenzae 2,3, Adenovirus, Rhinovirus, Herpes Simplex type 1, M. pneumoniae, even Candida in inmunosupressed. Sinonim: Laringotracheobronquitis... being part of the Croup syndrome (other entities, all infectious). Having it doesn't mean you own the truth. Hope you go look it up for yourself and own the truth ;) - Med student

[Munchcala]

@1sweet69 actually it is u who is an idiot.croup is something you are born with.it is an alergy attack that makes your throut close up, causing a seal bark.are YOU a docter?seriously!i've gone to the hospital for this!i've had this since i was 1 year old!

[1sweet69]

@Munchcala You're an idiot. Croup is usally caused by a virus. its like a cold or a flu. You have something else probably. I've never heard of chronic croup

[BrokenClocks08]

@buckwheatbuddy no

[csustudent209]

He is HOT!

[buckwheatbuddy]

To the Dr in the video; isn't there such a thing as subglottic croup and supraglottic croup, which is also known as acute epiglottitis? Isn't acute epiglottitis actually a medical emergency, and any examination of the throat can cause the epiglottis to actually cover the trachea and cut of all air to the lungs? Aren't there two different forms of croup, on caused by a virus (subglottic or laryngotrachealbronchitis) and one caused by a bacteria (acute epiglottitis or supraglottic)?

[Munchcala]

@snakedoctor619 you cant GET croup.its something your born with.useually it goes away at about 6 or 7 years old but it could stay until ur 16!im 11 years and i still have croup.long story short, its a disease ur born with and it makes your throut close up, causing a seal bark. :)

[cabailada]

is ther's such thing as "pseudo-croup"???

wat's the different then?