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Cough and Cold
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.
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Dr. Jyothi
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Hyderabad
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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Dr. Jinia Saha
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
Kolkata
Viral nasopharyngeal swab
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