Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is already 'rife' because of lowered immunity in the population, the British Lung Foundation says, pointing to a 400% rise in calls to its helpline from worried parents.
For some RSV can lead to bronchiolitis - an inflammatory infection of the lower airways which can make it hard to breathe.
Dr Andy Whittamore, clinical lead at the British Lung Foundation, said:"In general practice, we are seeing a lot of children with coughs and viruses that weren't circulating last year and so their immunity is lowered., we are also going to see a surge in diseases like bronchiolitis.
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