A child’s cold and cough may be related to bacterial infection, viral infection and other factors, the treatment is mainly based on medication and daily care.
1. Bacterial infection: If a child’s cold and cough is caused by a bacterial infection, he or she needs to use drugs such as cephalosporin, amoxicillin and azithromycin under the guidance of a doctor.
2. Viral infections: If a child has a viral infection that causes the above, antiviral treatment is generally not needed; if the symptoms are severe, relevant antiviral medications such as acyclovir and oseltamivir need to be used.
If the cough is accompanied by phlegm, the child should be treated with inhalation drugs such as acetylcysteine solution or budesonide inhalation aerosol.
In addition to medication, you also need to pay attention to daily care, let the child drink more water, pay attention to warmth, the above drugs are recommended to be taken under the guidance of a doctor, do not use on their own.