Sore throat and runny nose may be caused by acute upper respiratory tract infection caused by virus, or it may be caused by bacterial infection secondary to cold, and acute upper respiratory tract infection caused by virus is commonly known as cold. When the cold is followed by bacterial infection, yellow pus nose, nasal blockage and sore throat, it is equivalent to the wind-heat cold in Chinese medicine and folklore. If the cold is early, due to the viral infection, the main thing is to drink more water, pay attention to rest, if there is no secondary bacterial infection, usually in about a week will be self-healing, you can also take cold medicine to relieve the symptoms, if there is a secondary bacterial infection, you need to go to the otolaryngology department, according to the doctor’s orders with sensitive antibiotics for treatment.