mya daughter is 17.5 months old...last week she was down with fever cold n cough in which her weight was reduced from 12.1 kg to 10.9kg...as in she is active and playful..should I be worried about her weight loss??

A. Cold is most of the time because of viral illness and if the child is having recurrent running nose and nasal congestion it may be a part of allergic rhinitis also so it needs a proper examination. steam inhalation will be beneficial in both the cases along with decongestant medicine like alex cold/ hatric 3/ sinarest. As a part of viral illness there could be associated symptoms like cough anfgd fever which needs treatment accordingly along with a proper hydration needs to be maintained .