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Cough and Cold

2023-03-14 08:38:19
My baby is 15months old... She is having cold and cough from past 2 days... Her runny nose is fine today but she has cough... I started giving her Mucolite drops for her cough.. What else I can do ? How to distinguish whether it's normal flu or H3N2 Virus...
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Viral Culture from the nasal cavity. Just treat the child symptomaticaly. Give her saline nasal drops and mucolite drops, if needed syrup Paracetamol. Wait for 3 - 4 days.

Answered2023-03-15 18:55:04

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It is difficult to distinguish between the two as they have similar symptoms. U can wait for 2 days and watch for any worsening.
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Get a consultation if baby develops fever or respiratory distress.

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Viral nasopharyngeal swab

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