Croup in kids occurs due to a viral infection in the vocal cords and the trachea (windpipe). The infection causes swelling ...

Purpose: Evidence on the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the prevention and treatment of upper-respiratory-tract infection (URTI) in children is reviewed.

Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a leading cause of illness and death among children under five years old, particularly in developing countries. These infections can lead to serious health ...

Millions of people are affected by upper respiratory infections each year. Adults average two to three URIs yearly, and children average about eight each year. Most upper respiratory infections ...

Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, but the exact magnitude of this uptick is unclear.

A single injection of Nirsevimab is all that is needed to protect infants through the entire syncytial virus risk period – one injection for respiratory protection. For infants weighing < 5 kg, a ...

ENT specialist Harim Priyono warns parents about human metapneumovirus (HMPV), which can cause middle ear infections in ...

Dr. Pembe Derin Oygar, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, has reported a rise in upper respiratory infections among ...

Five years after the first cases of COVID-19, reports of hMPV, an obscure respiratory virus in China may understandably raise ...

The new year has begun with growing buzz about the circulating HMPV virus, making it essential for parents to understand the ...

Although most pediatric CAM users are children with chronic disease, the studies were done in otherwise healthy children with URTI who were not taking any medications. Thus, the data may not be ...