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BRONCHIOLITIS
Viral bronchiolitis in children
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- What viruses are known to cause bronchiolitis?
- What are the risk factors for severe RSV bronchiolitis?
- What is the pathogenesis of RSV in the lungs and why does it get worse over the first 2-3 days?
- Why is hospitalisation for bronchiolitis most common between 30 and 90 days of age?
- After one episode of RSV bronchiolitis can a child get it again?
What treatments are recommended in the management of bronchiolitis?