Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl3 years agoA. can be due to flu. Cold and cough is a seasonal manifestation of viral common cold mostly and it s very common .
Best to give steam and also protect baby with wollens . Take flu vaccine yearly for protection from flu . See a doctor if fever
Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children3 years agoA. Cold most of the time is a viral illness where there could be running nose sneezing along with cough and it needs supportive care along with proper hydration . steam inhalation will also be useful in this .
cough needs to be treated with anti allergic and expectorant bronchodilators or antitussives medicine bkwhich should be used once a proper evaluation by the doctor is done and according to the type of cough its prescribed.
if any fever is there paracetamol can be given to reduce the temperature and the dose can be repeated again after 6 hours if required .
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