- Drink warm water to help relieve itchy throat. Take small slow sips to avoid coughing.
- Avoid eating iced, cold or sweet food and beverages. Hold off oranges and grapefruit temporarily.
- Wear masks that cover the nose and mouth area to prevent spreading the disease and also to help minimize symptom exacerbation from cold air, dust, or cigarette smoke.
- Take medicine as instructed and follow up at the outpatient department as scheduled.
- See a doctor as soon as possible if there are the following symptoms：
- High or persistent fever unresponsive to medication
- Wheezing
- Large amounts of purulent yellowish sputums
- Severe dry cough
- Lips or nails turning blue or gray
- Coughing blood
- Coughing with diarrhea
- Traveling to areas with known active epidemics
- Symptoms continues to worsen despite having seen a doctor
Managing Cough in Children
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