Croup is an easily spread bacterial …show more content…
In the age group between ten and fourteen the virus was extremely rare. Whereas, between the age of one and four the study showed that in every one hundred cases there was a ratio of 1.9, proving very clearly that this age group was the most likely to contract the disease. However, even though between the ages of one and four the virus is very common, children all the way up to the age of six tend to be prone to contracting the disease. clearly showing that you can never be too careful in protecting children from croup.
Croup is not a fatal disease, there are very few extreme cases of croup which resulted in death. This is mainly due to our modern doctors and technology, and our great wealth of knowledge. Most children will be out of action for up to four or five days recovering and resting. but there are no lasting effects from croup, it doesn’t shorten your life span or affect life after the recovery period. Even though there are no lasting effects on the lives of the affected children. It is still a very nasty virus that will cause children great