COUGH, SNIFFLE, REPEAT: MANAGING THE CYCLE OF YOUR CHILD'S COUGHS AND COLDS

Children are particularly vulnerable to infections. Frequent exposure to new viruses at daycare or school can lead to multiple bouts of common cold.

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Certain viruses, like rhinoviruses or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), peak during certain seasons, especially fall and winter. Children's immune defenses are still learning to fight off these invaders, and while this is part of the natural process, it can mean recurring illnesses.

Dr. Anshula Tayal Bansal is a dist inguished consultant special izing in Pediatr ic Pulmonology and Intensive Care at Manipal Hospitals, Goa. A Gold Medalist in her MBBS from MAMC, she further excelled by earning an MD in Pediatrics from LHMC, along with a DNB in Pediatrics and a DM in Pediatric Pulmonology & Intensive Care from AIIMS, Delhi. Her robust academic background and cl inical expertise underscore her commitment to providing outstanding pediatric care.

Four-year old Akriti is down with cough, cold and fever for the third time in two months. She was a healthy toddler, but ever since she started school she has been falling sick often. Her parents are exhausted after a series of sleepless nights, and concerned... Rings a bell?