Question
My child has been coughing for two months, and it won’t go away, now it’s getting worse. I had a fever twice last night at 38.5°C, and he keeps vomiting. He’s not drinking much milk. There’s a little bit of runny nose, and I always feel like he wants to vomit and has a dry cough. What is this symptom? What should I do?
Answer
The CRP level is normal, indicating that the child’s fever this time is likely due to a cold or similar condition, and there are no signs of bacterial infection in the body. For a body temperature below 38.5°C, temporarily giving the child a fever-reducing medication to alleviate the symptoms is sufficient. We cannot currently determine the cause of the cough precisely, so we can only suggest taking the child to a pediatrician for a follow-up to provide symptomatic treatment. If necessary, physical cooling methods can be used to lower the temperature.