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Common cold in kids
particularly infants is more common and distressing
and eats up a
major portion of the child's body energy and leaves
child with fatigue and
weakness. Though most responsible and prominent
virus for Common cold is 'rhino virus’, there are
actually 200 different variants of common cold
viruses. Common cold viruses enter the respiratory
tract and infect the nose linings, sinus, trachea
and
other parts of lungs creating irritation and burning
sensation.
Common cold is a highly
seasonal disease which occurs whenever there is a
shift in weather either from hot to rainy or rainy
to cold or cold to hot or hot to cold. It is highly contagious and
spreads rapidly by
handshake, sneezing, sharing handkerchief or towel
and/or by other direct contact with infected person.
Generally in a close family this virus spread from
one member to another.
The most common symptoms of
Common cold are running nose, burning sensation in
throat and trachea, sore throat, cough,
nasal congestions, mild to high fevers and extreme headache.
Though the
fever does not last long; congestion in nasal,
burning sensation in throat and trachea, runny nose, sore throats,
roughness in throat
and other mild symptoms such as sneezing continues over
for a week.
There is no medical treatment discovered so far to
cure Common cold. As this is a viral disease none of
the antibiotics cures common cold neither are helpful in reducing the intensity
nor do they make symptoms mild. While visiting to a
doctor, your family physician generally examines
respiratory tract and gives antibiotic and throat
smoothing medicines. The main work of
antibiotic is to keep other bacteria
away from attacking respiratory tract and throat
smoothing medicines reduces cough and burning
sensation in throat and trachea and other symptoms
such as sore throat, cough and nasal congestions
The natural remedies such as steam buffs of
eucalyptus oil, gargling with warm water, steam
buffs of menthol and other herbs are used for
reducing the intensity of Common cold and they do
provides relief to nasal congestions, burning
sensation in throat and trachea. Essentially these
herbs does not cure cold, but they only reduce the
intensity of symptoms and provides a temporary relief.
Even though the symptoms generally weakens over a
time Common cold symptoms are mostly visible for 5
days to one week. Its is recommended to take lots of warm liquid
that helps in balancing the loss of fluid by body.
Prevention:
Common cold viruses generally spreads by sneezing, handshake, sharing handkerchief
or towel and/or by other direct contact with
infected person. Highly recommended prevention for
common cold is to avoid direct contact with affected
person, wash your hands and feet after returning
back to home from outside, wearing mask provides good bearer
to this virus.
If you are the infected person avoid
touching objects that are commonly used by kids
(such as toys).
Try to keep your self away from other family members
to prevent the possibility of
spreading it to other members.
Advise:
Its is highly advisable particularly for small kids and
Infants to visit family physician as soon as
symptoms of Common cold are visible, Infant and kids
suffers more drastically and may succumb to other infections if not
properly taken care of. Maintaining warm temperature
in room, wearing warm cloths with proper
medications proves a quick relief
in infants and small kids.
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