How to treat the common cold
- - Take antipyretics such as aspirin or paracetamol 1-2 tablets at a time (children use paracetamol Half syrup-2 teaspoons at a time). If you still have fever, repeat it every 4-6 hours.
If you have symptoms that are suspected of dengue fever Do not take aspirin Paracetamol should be used instead.
Only 3 treatments are sufficient for the common cold and other viral diseases. And the fever should subside within 3-4 days. Other medications are rarely needed to treat the flu. Other drugs include.
- - cold medicine, cough If not a lot You don't have to eat it. If using, choose to use as follows
In young children: giving fever medicine to cure colds. Kind syrup In a single bottle, there are 2 types of combination drugs such as cold medicine, cough, chlorophyll Cold medicine, cure pyridine, for example, to eat half-teaspoon at a time 3-4 times a day after meals, when symptoms improve, then stop Or if eating more and coughing, should stop Because this drug may make mucus in the throat sticky, difficult to remove, causing more coughing.
For older children and adults: Take antihistamines such as Chlorpheniramine, half-1 tablet at a time, 3 times a day, and half--1 teaspoon black cough syrup. When coughing, if taking and returning more cough, should also abstain.
- - Antibiotics are not necessary for treating the flu. Because it does not eliminate colds (And all types of viruses), however. This drug is useful only when bacteria have complications later. Which can be observed from the mucus or clear phlegm that turns yellow or green.
Therefore, if found to have a cold, clear mucus, white sputum, do not need to take antibiotics. But if the mucus or phlegm is yellow or green, then gradually give antibiotics, such as pen V or Eriropathy.
How to use, use the same as the treatment for tonsillitis mentioned above.
When fully maintained Heat symptoms should be healed within 3-4 days (at most no more than 7 days) but may have a runny nose or cough for another 1-2 weeks (some people may cough in months). If the general symptoms are normal Eat and not lose weight. Do not be scared, it will gradually improve.
Cold knowledge
- 1) The common cold is a contagious disease of the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat) that can be easily transmitted by staying close together. Infected by expectorant droplets that the patient coughs. Sneezing or suffocating
- 2) The pathogen that causes the flu (called cold) is a type of virus. Which is divided into 200 subtypes. Each flu is caused by just one type of cold When it is, it will have immunity to colds Only one type When infected with another type of cold Continuously Therefore, people often get the flu. (Or until all types of circulation are complete)
- 3) Small children are less resistant to colds than adults (Because adults have been infected so much since childhood), therefore have a chance to get frequent flu And tend to have more severe symptoms than adults In particular, children who have just entered the school in the first 1-2 years will receive the cold from their classmates, who bring together two different variants of the common cold. As we get older, people become more resistant to colds. Therefore becoming more flu And the symptoms will be less severe
- 4) At present, there is no effective means to prevent the flu. Because people with colds in the nose and throat Will start spreading the disease to nearby people Since before having symptoms of heat or cold Therefore, it is impossible to tell who will spread the infection. (Except when he has already clearly shown symptoms) which should be able to escape from him Do not expose him to sneezing or sneezing.
In general, we tend to suggest that during the flu epidemic, people should not enter crowded places such as cinemas, malls, etc. As for people with colds When coughing or sneezing Should close the mouth to allow the infection to spread. And should be far away from others Do not sleep with others
Young children tend to be infected easily. Because the nature of the child is the grouping, playing closely in the head Which is a difficult prohibition
- 5) Because the flu is a disease caused by a virus Currently, there is no effective drug to kill this group. Therefore, it can be said that there is no medication specifically used to treat the common cold. Like other diseases caused by viruses such as influenza, measles, chicken pox, mumps, dengue, viral hepatitis (viral hepatitis) etc.
Treatment of common cold and viral diseases Therefore resting on Eat healthy food (Help strengthen immunity) and provide medication according to symptoms only.
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