noun
definition
Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.
Examples of bronchiolitis in a Sentence
This might help to explain the link between RSV bronchiolitis and wheezing in later childhood.
Bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia are frequent in CF.
Bronchiolitis is a lung infection that affects children of any age; however, it is much more severe when it occurs in young infants.
Bronchiolitis is a particularly important problem in babies who are born prematurely or who have other chronic medical illness.
These children are at greatly increased risk of contracting bronchiolitis and of having a more severe course of the illness.
Bronchiolitis is the most common reason that babies are hospitalized in the winter.
Every year, 1-2 percent of all babies under 12 months of age require hospitalization due to bronchiolitis.
Most cases of bronchiolitis are caused by viruses, the most common of which is respiratory syncytial virus.
Like most types of respiratory viruses, the viruses that cause bronchiolitis are usually contracted through breathing in infected droplets that are sprayed out by another ill individual during coughing or sneezing.
Most children recover uneventfully from bronchiolitis, although some studies have suggested that children who have had bronchiolitis may be at higher risk for reactive airway disease throughout the remainder of their lives.
Bronchiolitis is spread the same way that most other respiratory viruses are communicated, through droplets and contact with infected nasal secretions.
Parent should educate their children about good personal hygiene to avoid spreading the germs that cause colds and bronchiolitis.
W. "Treating acute bronchiolitis associated with RSV."