Common cold in children-diagnostic considerations

M. H. Hussain; Zahir Hussain

Author(s)

M. H. Hussain Biomedical, Computational and Theoretical Research (BCTR) Lab,Karachi,Pakistan

Zahir Hussain Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University,Makkah,Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Common cold, the upper respiratory tract infection is one of the leading respiratory complications and third most common primary diagnosis in office visits. Billions of common cold infections occur worldwide each year and more than two hundred common cold viruses-rhinoviruses are the main culprits in causing most common colds. Main symptoms initially are: not feeling well, sore throat, nasal/chest congestion, coughing, sneezing etc. for several days. Other symptoms may appear in later stages of infection. Peak incidence of cold infections is in cold weather mainly in winter. Care should be given especially for younger children few months or less than a year age. Pediatrician should be called in occasions when the temperature of child is above 102 °F, child breaths fast or gets difficulty breathing or if the condition does get better in about a week or more. Medicines should be given as according to the prescription of physician/ pediatrician.

Publication Details

Page(s) 455-458

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Year: 2020

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Keywords

Children, diagnosis, common cold, Children, Children, Key-words, rhinovirus, common cold symptoms

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