5 months baby runny nose with cough, can be through the general treatment, and drug treatment. 5 months baby runny nose cough consider upper respiratory tract infection caused. 1. General treatment: first of all, you need to strengthen the care and warmth, avoid letting the child get cold again, give the baby enough milk supplement, avoid taking the child to the crowded place. 2. Treatment: Since upper respiratory tract infections can be distinguished from bacterial or viral infections, clinical blood tests can be used to assist in the identification. Generally speaking, if the white blood cells increase, neutrophils are mainly, C-reactive protein increases, can consider the possibility of bacterial infection, can use cefaclor granules and other drugs anti-infection treatment. If the lymphocyte increase is mainly, clinically can consider the possibility of viral infections, because viral infections generally have no specific drugs, then clinically more to suction, sea salt water nasal spray, nebulization and other symptomatic treatment. 5 months baby runny nose with cough due to the baby’s age, the condition changes quickly, need to go to the hospital, by the pediatrician according to the condition of the medication.