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Croup
Croup Caused by a viral infection in the area of a child's vocal cords, croup ischaracterized by its primary symptom -- a tight, dry, harsh cough. Croupgenerally lasts for five or six days and affects children under 3.
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Infection
Anything that invades the body and reproduces. Infections can be bacteria, protozoa, fungi, or viruses. Bacteria and fungi are one celled creatures that cause many infections including strep throat, bladder infections, and some lung infections. Fungi cause “athlete’s foot” and thrush, an infection in the mouth. Protozoa are small organisms with many cells that can cause infections in the guts or in the lungs. Most healthy people do not get protozoal infections, but people with suppressed immune systems can. Viruses are not really organisms; they are tiny particles that can live only inside another cell. They reproduce by taking over a cell and causing that cell to make more virus particles, rather than doing what the cell is supposed to do. Viruses cause most colds and flu cases.
Croup
Caused by a viral infection in the area of a child's vocal cords, croup ischaracterized by its primary symptom -- a tight, dry, harsh cough. Croupgenerally lasts for five or six days and affects children under 3.
Symptom
A subjective manifestation of a pathological condition. Symptoms are reported by the affected individual rather than observed by the examiner.
Cough
A rapid expulsion of air from the lungs typically in order to clear the lung airways of fluids, mucus, or material.
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Crouse Health
Crouse Health is a hospital in Syracuse, New York (USA).
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disease or illness that can't be cured but can be managed with diet, exercise, or medications.
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Cradle cap
A name for seborrheic dermatitis, a condition of the skin (usually on an infant's head) that causes crusting, scaling, and discoloration. Usually disappears in the first couple years of an infant's life.
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Technique using liquid nitrogen, for example, to freeze warts and precancerous lesions.
Custodial parent
The parent who has legal custody (charge and control) of a child.
Cytomegalovirus infection
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