Transcript - Bronchiolitis

Video transcript for animation on bronchiolitis.

Bronchiolitis is a common illness that’s very easy to catch.

Bronchiolitis usually affects pēpi under the age of one.

Bronchiolitis usually starts as a cold.

Pēpi with bronchiolitis:

• cough
• breathe harder and faster
• have noisy breathing
• and may have a fever

Symptoms can last for several days.

Bronchiolitis is usually a mild illness.

You can expect your baby to get completely better.

Some pēpi may need to go to hospital if they need oxygen or can't feed.

See a health professional urgently if your baby has any of the following:

• is under 3 months old or
• is breathing fast, has noisy breathing or is working harder to breathe or
• looks unwell or
• is taking less than half of their normal feeds or
• is vomiting

If you are worried, call Healthline on 0800 611 116 or go back to a health professional.

Dial 111 if your baby:

• is blue around the mouth or
• is struggling to breathe or
• is hard to wake or
• is floppy