A 2-month-old presents with labored breathing, fever, and coughing. Auscultation of the lungs reveals significant wheezing bilaterally. Based on this presentation, an EMT would recognize that the patient is most likely suffering from:
A) asthma.
B) epiglottitis.
C) bronchiolitis.
D) croup.
C
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