Alim Nagji: How to deal with your kid’s cold or flu

Alim Nagji: University of Alberta Medical Student, Class of 2012

“But Doc, doesn’t my child need antibiotics?” As a medical student working in the Slave Lake Emergency Department and the medical clinics, it’s a daily query. The explanation is where it gets tricky.

A viral illness, known more commonly as a cold or flu, is a combination of cough, fever, runny nose and can even include vomiting or diarrhea and diffuse muscle aches.

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