If the upper respiratory tract infection is caused by a viral infection, you can not take cephalosporin to treat, cephalosporin can mainly treat inflammation caused by bacterial infections, there is no therapeutic effect on viral infections, commonly used antiviral drugs are mainly ribavirin, ganciclovir, acyclovir, oseltamivir, etc., but also according to the specific symptoms and the corresponding examination, choose other drugs to treat the symptoms, but also with A variety of antiviral Chinese medicines, such as Jin Yin Hua granules, Shuang Huang Lian oral liquid, Pu Di Lan anti-inflammatory granules, Huang Lian Shang Qing tablets and other drugs can be used. While using these medications, you should also pay attention to diet and rest, not to eat spicy and stimulating food, which will help the recovery of the disease.