What is the usual cause of bronchiolitis in infants?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Respiratory syncytial virus
- Step 1: Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common cause.
- Step 2: Care is mainly supportive.
Answer
Respiratory syncytial virus.
Why not the others: The other organisms are not the typical cause of bronchiolitis.
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