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                        Croup is a viral illness affecting preschoolers.  It is usually preceeded by a runny nose and general cold sypmtoms, often including a fever.  You could probably find a fair amount of information at your pediatrician's office or find reference to it in a pediatric medicine text book.  Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine should also have a paragraph or two covering the topic.