A nurse is monitoring an infant who is 3 months old and has sneezing, coughing, nasal congestion, intermittent fever, and apneic spells. These nurse should recognize these findings are associated with which of the following diagnoses?

A. Epiglottitis usually presents with a high fever, drooling, and difficulty swallowing, not with apneic spells. B. Croup is characterized by a "barking" cough and stridor, not primarily apneic spells. C. Bronchiolitis, often caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is characterized by symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, nasal congestion, fever, and apneic spells in infants. D. Influenza can cause fever, cough, and congestion but is less likely to cause the apneic spells seen in bronchiolitis.