Bronchiolitis in young children

xLisaBx

I've searched and searched and I can't find a reason as to why bronchiolitis is so common in children under the age of 2. What makes them susceptible to the illness?

Abby19

xLisaBx wrote: »

I've searched and searched and I can't find a reason as to why bronchiolitis is so common in children under the age of 2. What makes them susceptible to the illness?

Mods I think this is classed as sharing information, not medical advice.
The old favourite wikipaedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_respiratory_syncytial_virus - 'The Centers for Disease Control consider RSV to be the "most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia in children under 1 year of age in the United States".'

xLisaBx

Thank you so much, I'll read up on it. I could find it nowhere!
Not medical advice, it's for a project and I really needed to know

Abby19

xLisaBx wrote: »

Thank you so much, I'll read up on it. I could find it nowhere!
Not medical advice, it's for a project and I really needed to know

Best of luck with it - prob best to use the sources at the end of the wikipaedia article rather than cite Wikipaedia itself

xLisaBx

Oh yes Lecturers hate Wikipedia more than plagarism!

locum-motion

xLisaBx wrote: »

Oh yes Lecturers hate Wikipedia more than plagarism!

But it IS a good starting point.

Pugzilla

Main cause is anatomical, young children have relatively smaller airways (bronchioles). Inflammation down there will more likely constrict the airways.

RSV affects all ages, but in older age groups it manifests itself as something less serious like a head cold.