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Can we apply Vicks for 5 month baby in chest for cold and cough ... Or else tell me any home remedy.
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Can apply Vicks baby , keep the room warm, breast feeding as much as possible, avoid kissing or close contact with the family members who having cough/cold
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If refusal to feeds, high fever, irritability consult a Pediatrician
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