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My 4year Old Child Has Fever, Cold Cough Can I Give Him Ayurvedic Medicines ? Please Suggesting About This

My 4year old child has fever, cold, cough saince 5 days. I visited a pediatrician, he gave some syrups, The fever has come down, but he cough still is present. Iam giving syrup for cough, but the cough has not subsided. Can i give him ayurvedic medicines for cough to come down, my father inlaw was suggesting about this
Sat, 31 Oct 2009
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In children these symptoms are alaraming for swine flu especially during this period. so get a swine flu test done soon. if positive the treatment to be done as soon as possible. i worried about seeing that deaths are happening due to swine flu in india.
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yes swine flu if it attacks in kids less than 5 years may lead to death ,...especialy..if age is less than 2 years of age...i have read this in newspaper today
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reena's  Response
do not neglect any problems in child, please see the doctor. Now a days the swine flu is also rampant. if there is one problem i heard the swine flu is very easily spreading to that person

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My 4year Old Child Has Fever, Cold Cough Can I Give Him Ayurvedic Medicines ? Please Suggesting About This

In children these symptoms are alaraming for swine flu especially during this period. so get a swine flu test done soon. if positive the treatment to be done as soon as possible. i worried about seeing that deaths are happening due to swine flu in india.