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.

Doctors in some parts of the country have linked the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which now accounts for the vast majority of cases in the United States, to a condition affecting children under five ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The omicron variant is causing a familiar illness in kids: croup. The common condition causes young children to sound like a seal when they cough. Helen DeVos Children's Hospital ...

You’ve been feeling a tickle in your throat this week, so you took a bunch of vitamins, drank a few extra glasses of water and hoped for the best. This morning, you have a new symptom: a cough. But ...

The last few weeks have shown that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is different from previous strains, and that includes some of the symptoms that can pop up. One that’s getting a lot of attention ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Doctors are seeing an increase in a strange new symptom that indicates a child may be infected with the coronavirus. The symptom is called croup. It mostly affects kids under ...

Croup usually causes symptoms for around 2 days. However, it may last for up to 2 weeks. Symptoms such as a barking cough can peak within 1–3 days, but a mild cough may persist for longer Croup is an ...

Covid-19's omicron variant appears to be affecting children under age 5 in a new way: a harsh, barking cough known as croup. While croup generally is not harmful, it can be frightening for parents ...

BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) - From barking coughs to spiking fevers and colds that just won't quit, it's a neverending march to the nurse's office in school districts across our area. "There were times ...

Croup is an inflammation of the larynx (throat), trachea (windpipe), and bronchi (tubes that connect the trachea to the lungs). It occurs primarily in young children. Croup arises from a respiratory ...