What to do if your baby has a cough, fever and runny nose

If your baby has a cough, fever and runny nose, parents and friends must be very worried. So what should you do if your baby has a cough, fever and runny nose? Next, this article will introduce you to what to do if your baby has a cough, fever and runny nose, for your reference only. Friends who want to know more about this can continue reading! Please see the detailed introduction below.

Baby's cough, fever and runny nose are symptoms of pediatric cold. It can be caused by various viruses and bacteria, but more than 90% are viruses, mainly rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, adenovirus, etc. Viral infection may be followed by bacterial infection, the most common of which is hemolytic streptococcus, followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, etc. In recent years, Mycoplasma pneumoniae has also become uncommon.

Infants and young children are susceptible to this disease due to the anatomical and immune characteristics of the upper respiratory tract. Nutritional disorders, such as vitamin D deficiency rickets, subclinical vitamin A, zinc or iron deficiency, or improper care, climate change and adverse environmental factors, can easily lead to recurrent upper respiratory tract infections or prolong the course of the disease.

What should I do if my baby has a cough, fever and runny nose? The treatment methods for baby's cough, fever and runny nose are as follows:

1. General treatment

For those with viral infections, parents should be informed of the self-limiting nature of the disease and the purpose of treatment: to prevent cross infection and complications. Pay attention to rest, maintain a good surrounding environment, drink plenty of water and supplement plenty of vitamin C, etc.

2. Anti-infection treatment

(1) Antiviral drugs Most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses. You can try triazole nucleoside (ribavirin), either orally or intravenously. You can also try pansantin, with a course of treatment of 3 days.

(2) Antibiotics: Patients with bacterial upper respiratory tract infection or viral upper respiratory tract infection secondary to bacterial infection can be treated with antibiotics, usually penicillins, co-trimoxazole and macrolide antibiotics. Positive throat swab culture results help guide antimicrobial therapy. If it is confirmed to be a streptococcal infection, or if there is a history of rheumatic fever or nephritis, the penicillin treatment course should be 10 to 14 days.

3. Symptomatic treatment

(1) For high fever, you can take acetaminophen or ibuprofen orally, or use cold compresses, warm compresses, or alcohol baths to reduce the temperature.

(2) Patients who experience febrile convulsions can be given sedatives and anticonvulsants.

(3) For sore throat, you can take throat lozenges sublingually.

(4) Chinese patent medicines also have good effects.

The above is an introduction on what to do if your baby has a cough, fever and runny nose. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you will know what to do if your baby has a cough, fever and runny nose. From the above introduction, we can know that the baby's cough, fever and runny nose mean he has a cold. I have given a detailed introduction to the treatment methods for colds above, and I hope it will be helpful to everyone.