Symptoms of heat cold, common cold in summer

When we catch a cold in the summer, it is called a heat cold, also known as a heat flu. It can cause fever, dizziness, runny nose, and loss of appetite. Don't think that this cold will get better without treatment. This kind of thinking often makes the cold worse.

1. The main symptoms of "heat cold" are: fever, dizziness or headache, sore throat, cough, sticky or yellow phlegm, nasal congestion and yellow nasal discharge, dry mouth and tongue, weakness in the limbs, loss of appetite, etc.

2. In addition to cold symptoms, "heat cold" also has fever, poor sweating, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. Treatment should be aimed at clearing away heat and dampness, relieving exterior symptoms and harmonizing the middle. You can choose Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid (10 ml), 3-5 ml for children over 7 years old, 2-4 ml for children 3-7 years old, twice a day. For children with chills and fever caused by wind-cold, food stagnation, or gastrointestinal cold accompanied by diarrhea and vomiting, Wushicha granules (powder) can be used; for those with summer heat and thirst, and children's prickly heat, they can use honeysuckle dew oral liquid; for those with summer heat and constipation, thirst, irritability, and mouth and tongue ulcers, Daochi Pills can be used, but children under one year old should use it with caution.

3. The symptoms of "heat cold" are mild, with only nasal symptoms, such as nasal congestion, clear runny nose, sneezing, and mild cough, and they can be cured within 3 to 4 days. If the pharynx is involved, there will usually be fever, sore throat, and swollen and painful tonsils. Fever usually lasts for 2 to 3 days.

4. If the symptoms are severe, there will be high fever, chills, headache, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Patients may have more frequent coughs, pharyngeal congestion, herpes and ulcers, tonsil exudate, and obvious pharyngeal pain. Inflammation can also cause swelling and pain in the submandibular lymph nodes, and complications involving the sinuses, middle ear, and trachea. High fever in infants and young children can easily cause convulsions.

5. In viral infections, white blood cell counts are usually normal or low, while in bacterial infections, they are usually high. Since upper respiratory tract infections are mostly caused by viruses, antibiotics are not necessary, especially in the early stages of viral infection. If there is a bacterial infection, such as exudative tonsillitis or suppurative otitis media, the doctor will use antibiotics to treat it depending on the specific situation. If a child has a fever, you can take appropriate antipyretic measures under the guidance of a doctor, but do not use excessive doses of antipyretics to avoid a sudden drop in body temperature and collapse. If the child's cough is severe and affects his diet and sleep, he can take cough suppressants under the guidance of a doctor.