What should I do if my child has a cough and fever?

Patient's question:

Patient Age: Five-year-old child
Detailed Condition and Purpose of Consultation: Uninterrupted cough for two weeks, intermittent high fever (39.2~36.5°C), severe at night. How to treat?
Duration of Current Illness: 15 days
Current General Condition: Cough, intermittent high fever
Medical History: First Follow-up: Already visited the hospital, but two days of intravenous drip had no effect. Still uninterrupted cough and intermittent high fever.

Doctor's answer:

Symptoms of fever can actually be caused by many diseases, but they are mostly infections (bacteria, viruses, etc.), so it is not difficult to simply and blindly reduce fever when the temperature is not particularly high. It is important to identify the cause as soon as possible. Of course, some physical cooling methods can help alleviate symptoms.
Coughing in children is a protective respiratory reflex action. Coughing is a non-specific symptom of many diseases. Coughing is just a symptom, and its occurrence is often due to inflammation in the respiratory tract. Generally, antibiotics like azithromycin and strong loquat syrup can be taken to treat it.