children s health issues
Bronchiolitis
Symptoms of Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis starts with symptoms of a cold—runny nose, sneezing, mild Fever in Infants and Children , and some More severely affected infants breathe rapidly and shallowly, use a lot of their respiratory muscles to breathe, and have flaring of their nostrils. They seem fussy and anxious and can become dehydrated because of vomiting and difficulty with drinking. A fever usually is present but not always. Some children also develop an ear infection. Premature infants or infants younger than 2 months sometimes have episodes where they stop breathing briefly (apnea). In very severe and unusual cases, the child may become blue around the mouth because of a lack of oxygen. 