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[|Human|] my son is 17 months old. he woke up with a fever of 100.9 the other night. it comes and goes, now he has a slight cough, runny nose, and his eyes are watery that turns gummy a little. he s not sleeping well and neither am i. do you have any recomendations?
[|AI|]  Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor.  For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500 mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal