Parainfluenza
Symptoms:
Symptoms vary depending on the type of infection. Cold-like symptoms consisting of a runny nose and mild cough are common. Life threatening respiratory symptoms can be seen in young infants with bronchiolitis. For detailed symptoms see the specific disease.
Signs and tests:
Tests - viral culture (cultures generally are not performed for reasons other than to determine the nature of an epidemic)
- CBC
- arterial blood gases
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