What to do if your baby has a fever and cold with a runny nose

The baby fever and cold runny nose is mostly considered to be caused by viral cold, influenza, bacterial cold, etc., need to take general measures for the type of infection conditioning, drug treatment. 1. viral cold: if the baby has a viral cold will have fever, runny nose and other manifestations, you can paste fever patches or warm water baths and other ways to reduce body temperature. If the baby’s temperature exceeds 38.5 ° C, you can follow the doctor’s advice with ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretics, snotty nose patients can follow the doctor’s advice with cetirizine hydrochloride drops and other antihistamines. 2. Influenza: for the influenza caused by the baby fever, runny nose, etc., you need to let the baby for isolation treatment, rest. If necessary, you can lower the body temperature by applying fever-reducing patches or warm water baths. If the baby’s temperature exceeds 38.5°C, you can follow the doctor’s advice to use ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretics. 3. Bacterial colds: If a bacterial cold causes a baby to have a fever and a runny nose, the first thing to do is to let the baby rest, drink more hot water, and reduce the body temperature by warm water baths. If the temperature exceeds 38.5 ° C, you can follow the doctor’s advice to use ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretics. In addition, antibiotics such as amoxicillin and cefixime can be prescribed. It is recommended that when your baby has a fever and cold with a runny nose, you need to bring your baby to the doctor in time, and the doctor will choose the appropriate measures to treat your baby’s condition.