Patient's question:
The baby has been coughing for over 20 days, with the worst symptoms at night. Sometimes the coughing lasts all night. In the village, they received intravenous fluids for five days, using antibiotics like cephalosporins, ambroxol hydrochloride, and antiviral medications, but the effect was not significant, and the coughing has become even worse. Later, they used another five days of azithromycin, ambroxol hydrochloride, and Huanglian.Doctor's answer:
Hello, viral cold is a common respiratory infectious disease caused by various viruses. Triggers include exposure to cold, getting wet in the rain, excessive fatigue, malnutrition, etc. The main symptoms include sneezing, nasal congestion, runny nose, dry throat, sore throat, cough, hoarseness, etc. Systemic symptoms include headache, muscle aches, fatigue, loss of appetite, or no fever, or low-grade fever, or high fever, chills, etc. The course of the disease is generally 3 to 7 days. Eat a light diet, drink plenty of water, and get adequate rest.