Public Health Advices

Among the defense mechanism that the human body, is the cough, something that should not be reduced, because it usually occurs as a result of common diseases such as winter flu, bronchitis and pneumonia, but may be an allergic reaction to dust, smoke or other material, in some people, the immune system recognizes as “foreign” or “dangerous” (allergens), if it is accompanied by phlegm means there obstructive pulmonary disease.

Among the recommendations to reduce the risk of cough due to respiratory disease, was first mentioned that the basic measure of protection is good to leave home to avoid sudden temperature changes, better cover the neck and mouth with a scarf and drink plenty of fluids and avoid going to crowded places , especially if they smoke.

He explained that if two or three days decreased the frequency and severity of coughing, it was probably just a defense mechanism against exposure to cold environment or the presence of dust, smoke or pollen. If not, one must see your doctor, especially when accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms: fever, malaise, poor appetite, lethargy, boiling chest, shortness of breath or coughing that “barking or seal” and hoarse or harsh.

Rusman Padoe Dr. said it was important to let a cough developed, provided they do not grow or be accompanied by symptoms such as that mentioned above, because the function of this defense mechanism is to clean the lungs, it is necessary to remove and expel the agent that causes.

In the case of children, said parents should be alert and watching when suffering from cough, the cough is “dry, with or without sputum. There is no need to try to” cut a hole “with self-medication, because it only causes children not to defend what the respiratory tract.

When you cough or sneeze is to cover the mouth with a tissue and never do it with your hands, because they are the primary vehicle for transmission of viruses or bacteria that cause respiratory infections. Parents should teach their children good habits early is cleansing.

Estimated that forty percent of children with cough and not only repair or remove, even with treatment prescribed by doctors, perhaps because of problems due to asthma or allergies, while sixty percent of that associated with respiratory tract infections.