What to do if children have fever and cold

The occurrence of fever and cold in children will make parents feel very worried. This is actually a common phenomenon. Especially when the temperature changes greatly, babies are most likely to catch a cold because their resistance is usually relatively low. In this case, you should pay attention to adjusting the temperature and humidity where your baby lives. Try not to make the temperature difference too large, and give them some light semi-liquid food.

Indoor and outdoor temperature difference

1. Use air conditioning scientifically. With the development of society and the improvement of economy and material life, people's living standards are constantly improving. Air conditioners have entered thousands of households, making summer less hot. However, people ignore the troubles caused by temperature differences. Due to the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor and poor indoor ventilation, people are often prone to catching colds and developing fevers. If they do not seek medical treatment in time, it may cause more serious complications such as pneumonia.

Experts remind: Don't be greedy for temporary comfort and ignore your own health. The hotter the weather, the more you should strengthen heat resistance exercises and reduce the time spent in air-conditioned rooms. Citizens who often work in air-conditioned environments should try not to use air conditioning when they return home.

Be mindful of your diet

2. Pay attention to the art of eating. Medical research shows that colds are closely related to diet. Some colds are caused by fatty foods, meat, dairy products, rice wine, etc. The reason is that these foods can reduce the antiviral ability of the body's immune cells and cause colds; eating too much high-salt food can lead to reduced saliva secretion and cause upper respiratory tract infections; eating too much high-sugar food can consume the body's water and vitamins, often causing dry mouth and tongue, and weakening the immune function, leading to colds; smoking and drinking can lead to a decrease in the defense function of the respiratory tract, making it easy to get respiratory diseases.

Experts remind: Eat a reasonable diet, eat less fried and salty foods, quit smoking and limit alcohol, especially in the hot summer, to prevent colds.

3. Combine work and rest well. Life lies in exercise. If you stay at home all day in front of the TV, or are too busy, work for long periods of time, or are overly tired, the body's immune function will be reduced, leading to a cold.

Experts remind: The best way to prevent colds is to combine work and rest, return to nature, and enhance resistance to cold viruses through regular outdoor activities.

Hygiene habits

4. Develop hygienic habits. Viruses are most easily transmitted through touch with hands. Healthy people lived with a patient with a cold for three days, and because they had good hygiene habits, they did not catch the cold. Because only 8% of the droplets sprayed by cold patients carry cold viruses. Cold viruses are commonly found in the nasal secretions of patients. The temperature and humidity of the nasal cavity are suitable for the growth and reproduction of the virus, and they spread from the inside to the outside.

The cold virus can survive on a handkerchief for one hour and on the hands for 10 hours. When the patient's hands are infected with the virus, the virus is then carried to other places that they touch - handkerchiefs, towels, door handles, telephones, tables and chairs, etc. Healthy people who touch these places and then touch their eyes and noses will catch a cold.

Experts remind: A very effective way to prevent colds is to shake hands with patients with different colds, wash your hands and change your handkerchiefs frequently, and change the habit of touching your nose and eyes with your hands.