What’s good for kids with colds

Cold is the common name for acute upper respiratory tract infections, which are the most common illnesses in children. It includes acute rhinitis, acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis and so on. Basically, every child gets a cold several times a year. Various viruses and bacteria can cause acute upper respiratory tract infections, but more than 90% are caused by viral infections. So when a child has a viral cold, we first need to know that most colds are self-limiting, and we should let the child rest, drink plenty of water, and pay attention to the ventilation of the room. Common viral infections do not require the use of antiviral medications, just symptomatic treatment and waiting for the natural course of the disease. If influenza virus infection is confirmed to be the cause, you can consider taking oseltamivir phosphate for influenza treatment. If your child’s cold is secondary to a bacterial or combined mycoplasma and other infections you can add antibiotics, commonly used penicillins, cephalosporins and macrolides and other drugs, depending on your child’s condition to decide how to use the medication. Children often have a cold fever manifestation, when the child’s body temperature rises, while there is obvious discomfort when the performance, you can give the child oral antipyretic drugs, commonly used ibuprofen and acetaminophen, if the child’s nasal congestion is obvious, you can use a warm towel hot compresses on the root of the nose, with physiological sea saline rinse the nasal passages, if necessary, you can use some of the medicines that alleviate nasal congestion, the fever caused by febrile convulsions of the child, to give the Sedative and antispasmodic treatment. Cold is a common respiratory disease, we want to let the baby appropriate to strengthen exercise, enhance resistance, promote breastfeeding, avoid baby passive smoking, prevention and treatment of rickets and malnutrition, avoid going to crowded public places, which can effectively prevent colds.