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Father of a 5 yr 2 m old boy2 years ago

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My son is 2.6 years and everytime when I visit doctor for his cold,cough and fever, dr prescribed antibiotic for him along with other medicine.So my query is , is it advisable to give antibiotic everytime? even in cough and cold? Regards Rohit

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Dr Sameer awadhiyaGuardian of 2 children2 years ago

A. Cough and Cold along with the symptom like Fever loss of appetite irritability could be a feature of viral infection or seasonal flu whefgre most of the time supportive treatment is given. along with that cough expectorant and decongestant with antiallergic medicine given. steam inhalatfion can be given frequently to relieve the symptoms.

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