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What Causes Cough And Wheezing In Child?

My 19 Mth old baby has been wheezy and out of sorts for about 5 days. I took her to the doctor who said she was working to breath, she put her on a nebuliser which seemed to help. That night she was coughing and wheezy again so I gave her prednesol for the next three days which seemed to help. Now that she has finished the prednesol it seems to be coming back slowly. I was told by the doctor she had a viral infection.
Tue, 25 Jul 2017
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cough and wheezing in a child can be due a number of causes but most commonly it is due to acute bronchiolitis ( viral infection of respiratory tract) or bronchial asthma. in case of bronchial asthma it is recurrent where as in bronchiolitis it is not.
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What Causes Cough And Wheezing In Child?

cough and wheezing in a child can be due a number of causes but most commonly it is due to acute bronchiolitis ( viral infection of respiratory tract) or bronchial asthma. in case of bronchial asthma it is recurrent where as in bronchiolitis it is not.