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Possible complications can include croup, pneumonia, asthma attacks, middle ear infections, bronchiolitis and fever, the CDC said.—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026 But babies, people with weakened immune systems, and those with chronic lung conditions are more likely to get seriously sick, developing illnesses like bronchiolitis or pneumonia.—Evan Moore
november 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025 This condition, called bronchiolitis, can cause wheezing and is most dangerous in the first months of life, when newborns’ airways are extremely narrow.—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025 The virus can also cause complications like bronchiolitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma or an ear infection, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bronchiolitis
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Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from bronchiolumbronchiole + -itis-itis