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my daughter is having severe fever since yesterday and having headache also with cough and cold ..she is 6 yrs and 21 kg

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my daughter is having severe fever since yesterday and having headache also with cough and cold ..she is 6 yrs and 21 kg

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hi my daughter rithanya 6 year age ....she is told nose blocked only.......  No fever ,cough , rainy nose. plz suggest medicine and what r u doing

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can you advise me some medicine regarding this

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Cough is a protective reflex of the body to expel out the mucus or any irritant factor from the respiratory tract which is most of the time assosiated with cold due to any viral or bacterial infection . A proper examination is gcrequired to find the cause .
As a home remedy you can start with steam inhalation . Cough can be treated with cough suppressant or antitussives as per the caurse. For cold antihistamines are useful and nasal saline drops are also benifecial .

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Check the temperature with a digital or mercury thermometer. Keep it under the kid's arm pit and wait for a minute. Now look at the temperature. If the temperature is above 99 degree Fahrenheit then you should give paracetamol syrup prescribed by your pediatrician. Follow the same dosage mentioned by the doctor. Keep watching the baby and measure temperature every four hours. Paracetamol can be given once in every six hours. If the fever raises above 101 and stays at high temperatures for more than a day or the cough or cold seems to get worse troubling the child, you should consult your pediatrician. For high temperatures, give warm water dipped towel bath to reduce the temperature. Keep the baby hydrated. Don't cover the baby with heavy clothes. Keep the baby in a well ventilated room.

#AskTheExpert my daughter is having severe fever since yesterday and having headache also with cough and cold ..she is 6 yrs and 21 kg