Why do children catch cold

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Cold is very common in our daily life. It often causes people to have headache, cough and sneeze. Let's share with you why children have a cold.

Why do children catch cold

First of all, children's body immunity is relatively poor, compared with adults is more likely to catch a cold group, and a cold often makes children appear inattention.

Secondly, the incubation period varied from 1 to 3 days and varied with viruses. Enterovirus was the shortest, adenovirus and respiratory syncytial virus were the longest. The onset was sudden. Most of them had burning sensation in the nose and throat, followed by nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, general discomfort and muscle soreness. Symptoms reached the peak at 48h (virus shelling). Acute nasopharyngitis usually had no fever or only low fever, especially when infected with rhinovirus or coronavirus.

Finally, antihistamines: the first generation of antihistamines, such as chlorphenamine maleate (chlorphenamine), are effective in reducing sneezing and rhinorrhea. The elderly with prostatic hypertrophy should be cautious. Non sedative antihistamines lack anticholinergic effect and the effect is uncertain.

matters needing attention

After the child has a cold, we must let the child drink a lot of water, because drinking water can effectively relieve the symptoms of this disease, usually we must eat more green vegetables, maintain indoor air circulation is also very helpful for the treatment of cold.