Gonzalo Pérez Marc, pediatrician, explained symptoms and causes of respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis. Watch the video with all the details.
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The days of change of weather are beginning and, therefore, the temperature drops and the cold is already noticeable. These are periods when children tend to get colds. coldsflu and various respiratory diseases. In view of this situation, pediatric consultations to help improve the health of the youngest children are a common occurrence. "The bronchiolitis is an acute disease. It occurs mainly in autumn and winter. And it mainly affects the smallest part of the airway," said Dr. Gonzalo Pérez Mac (M.N. 110,813), pediatrician, Family Physician.
In this line, the health specialist delved into this type of respiratory disease and highlighted the main symptoms. "It can start with cough and cold, and fever is not the most characteristic. What does start to be more worrying is when they begin with respiratory difficulty. That's when they breathe faster, with effort. The nostrils twitch to try to get air in. In the case of infants, she explained that they may have "difficulty feeding or nursing.
