Kids

💡TL;DR: A written, doctor-signed Asthma Action Plan is the safest way to manage asthma at school. Share it with the nurse, teachers, and coaches, and update it at least once a year or whenever medicines change. Yellow Zone usually means symptoms or peak flow around 50–79%; Red Zone

💡TL;DR: Breathing through your nose is the healthiest default because it filters, humidifies, and adds nitric oxide before air reaches your lungs. Mouth breathing is fine during hard exercise or when your nose is blocked, but as a habit it's linked to dry mouth, snoring, and poorer

💡TL;DR: Portable mesh nebulizers turn liquid medicine or sterile saline into a fine mist babies can breathe normally, without learning an inhaler technique. Most mesh treatments take about 5–10 minutes and the devices are very quiet, which helps keep infants calm. The main tradeoffs are getting a snug

💡TL;DR: Most baby colds do not need a nebulizer; start with saline nose drops and a cool mist humidifier. Use a nebulizer only if your pediatrician recommends it for wheezing, RSV bronchiolitis with very thick mucus, or croup that is treated in a clinic. For congestion relief, sterile saline

💡TL;DR: Use sterile 0.9% normal saline for most infants; it matches body salt levels and is gentle on tiny airways. Hypertonic 3% saline is for very thick mucus (such as some cases of bronchiolitis) and should be used only if your pediatrician prescribes it; 7% is specialist-directed. Plan

💡TL;DR: RSV can cause a skin rash, but it is uncommon and usually mild. Most rashes appear around days 3–5 of illness and fade within 3–7 days. The bigger risk with RSV is breathing problems, not the rash. Seek care fast for trouble breathing, blue lips/skin,

💡TL;DR: Most people with RSV are contagious for about 3 to 8 days after symptoms start, and you can begin spreading the virus 1 to 2 days before you feel sick. Babies, toddlers, older adults, and people with weak immune systems can shed RSV much longer, sometimes for 3

Is There a Test for RSV? 💡TL;DR: Doctors can test for RSV with a quick nose swab that looks for the virus in your mucus. Testing is usually reserved for infants, older adults, and people with high-risk conditions or severe breathing problems, not for every mild cold. Rapid tests

💡TL;DR: Croup and whooping cough are different illnesses: croup is a short-lived viral infection of the upper airway that causes a barky, seal-like cough, while whooping cough (pertussis) is a long-lasting bacterial infection that causes violent coughing fits with a gasping "whoop". Croup usually affects children 6