Children can experience symptoms ranging from fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, vomiting, and diarrhea.
A symptom that is often misunderstood is having green mucus. Generally, children will have clear mucus on the first day. Later, the mucus may turn green because the white blood cells in the body release substances to eliminate germs. Therefore, having yellow or green mucus does not always mean that there is a secondary bacterial infection.
Treatment of influenza in children
Treat the symptoms, take antipyretics, and wipe the body to reduce fever. In general, the flu will go away on its own without the need for antibiotics.
When should you take your baby to see a doctor?
- Children with dehydration are observed to have dry mouth, little urine output, inability to eat, lethargy, and very high fever, especially children who have had febrile seizures.
- If you have had a cold for 7-14 days and your symptoms do not improve, it is necessary to take a medical history and perform a physical examination to determine the exact cause and provide appropriate treatment, such as:
- Sinusitis is a chronic cold with high fever, headache, and eye pain.
- Allergic rhinitis will have symptoms of itchy nose, itchy eyes, runny nose that come and go or worsen when exposed to a trigger.
- Otitis media, children will have earache and examination of the tympanic membrane will reveal abnormalities.
- The child has difficulty breathing, has noisy breathing, has sunken chest, flared nostrils, and is blue.
- Children with respiratory rates faster than normal for their age are as follows:
- Age < 2 months, rapid breathing > 60 times/min.
- Age 2 months-1 year, rapid breathing > 50 times/min.
- Age 1-5 years, rapid breathing > 40 times/min.
- Age > 5 years, rapid breathing > 30 times/min.
If you experience any unusual symptoms, such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, vomiting, or diarrhea, these may be สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน warning signs of an upper respiratory tract viral infection. Parents should take their child to see a doctor to find the cause and make a clear diagnosis so that they can receive appropriate treatment.