A grandmother and two teenagers survived an apparent murder-suicide that left a husband and wife dead inside a home in Aldie, Va., the Loundoun County Sheriff's Office said.
6 doctors agreed: Croup: Croup is usually self-limiting, lasting 5-7 days, but as with any other respiratory infections, cough is usually the last symptom to go away. Postinfectious cough can last up to several weeks, and it can trigger brochospasm especially if the child has asthma.
âWhoopingâ does not necessar-ily have to accompany the cough.Convalescent stage: usually lasts 2â6 weeks, but may last for months. Although the cough usually disap-pears after 2â3 weeks, paroxysms may recur when-ever the patient suffers any subsequent respiratory infection.