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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An increase in croup cases is tied directly to the omicron variant of COVID-19, according to pediatricians. Croup is a childhood illness that’s commonly distinguished by a loud ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Croup is one of the most common respiratory illnesses sending young kids to the hospital. Croup is marked by a distinctive bark-like cough that won’t go away. It is most ...

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 ...

Though the Omicron coronavirus variant may have a reputation for causing a much milder form of Covid-19, in January, Dr. Ashley Keilman and other doctors started noticing something that seemed unique ...

An image of a baby crying over their dad's shoulders. Getty Images. As if parents didn't have enough pandemic stress on their plates, a new concern has emerged: COVID-19 is causing croup for some ...

WINFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- There's a common childhood illness that is developing in some children who get COVID-19. Croup is the culprit here. It can be concerning, but doctors say you don't have to go ...

Throughout the entire duration of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the causative SARS-CoV-2 has evolved. The effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children have also changed with ...

Growing numbers of children who test positive for the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 athospitals this winter are showing up with a barking cough, the characteristic symptom of croup. Though this ...

The providers at UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics in York and Spring Grove are seeing strep throat and viral syndrome this week. This week, pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital ...

Doctors are warning that Covid-19 infection can cause croup and that it may be more severe than croup caused by other viruses. Although young children with Covid-19 generally experience mild illness, ...