What Is Croup?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
9. How Can Croup Be Prevented?
Prevention of croup involves the same preventive measures as avoiding viruses such as the cold and flu. Since croup is caused by inflammation that is a reaction to a virus, the only way to prevent croup is to prevent viral infection.
Some of the best ways to prevent viruses are frequent hand washing, avoiding spending time with people who are sick and staying up to date with vaccinations so that airways remain healthy from other types of upper respiratory conditions.
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