Does the swine flu cough sound like croup?
Yes similar the typical cough one gets with the flu is a dry hacking cough, which is similar with croup. The croup cough tends to be barking and hoarseness, akin to the noise of a seal.This ‘croupy’ sound is due to inflammation and swelling of the vocal cords in the larynx. But the point you are missing is that Croup is mainly caused by a viral infections, so in theory if he does have croup, it could have been caused by the influenza virus swine flu. In the UK, Doctors are diagnosing swine flu over the phone based on symptoms. There is a clear difference between symptoms of the flu and the common cold etc. With Croup, symptoms are often worse at night. During the day you might notice the croupy cough and cold symptoms, but at night the cough and breathing symptoms often become worse. With croup, the temperature one gets tends to be mild-to-moderate, with swine flu the temperature is >38oC. You might also notice Stridor, which is a loud, harsh, high pitched respiratory sound. Either way
