A 5-year-old baby with a cold and cough for 4 days needs prompt medical attention if the symptoms continue unabated. If the symptoms are getting lighter and lighter, it is a self-healing disease, active care, a week or so since the cure.
Colds are mostly caused by viral infections, is a self-limiting disease, if the baby has a cold and cough for 4 days, the condition is gradually reduced, and in the process of the baby’s mental state, diet, sleep, etc. good, usually do not need special medication. Strengthen care, such as drinking more water, more rest, maintain indoor air circulation, etc., about a week to be able to heal.
When your baby has a cold and cough, if the symptoms continue to worsen, you need to go to the hospital immediately to improve the examination to see the degree of infection. If the lung infection is serious, it needs to be treated with fluids in a timely manner. If the simple respiratory tract infection or bronchial inflammation, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take symptomatic anti-inflammatory drugs as well as cough and phlegm medication, if necessary, with the nebulizer treatment.