Does Bronchiolitis cause asthma?
Doctors differ in their opinion about whether the disease can turn into asthma, as the symptoms of the two diseases are in fact very similar. Asthma however is defined as a disease which reoccurs as episodes of wheezing, coughing and having difficulty in breathing. Some experts say that a child who has asthma is more prone to developing RSV while others insist that it the onset of RSV which triggers an asthma attack. As a general guide if the child had reoccurring attacks of breathlessness combined with a cough then asthma is usually diagnosed rather than RSV. Who is most at risk from the disease? If the baby was born prematurely or one that is known to have chronic respiratory problems or problems with the heart then they are usually at a higher risk of developing the disease. Due to this factor a special vaccine was developed for those babies who are thought to be at a higher risk, the vaccine protects these babies against developing RSV. If you think your baby might be at a higher r
