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Prescribing antibiotics should only be considered for patients when there is a risk of the infection spreading to the lower air passages (that is, developing bronchitis or pneumonia) or if the clinical picture has worsened after a few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_wpml_word_count":["{\"total\":320,\"to_translate\":{\"it\":320}}"],"_wpv_contains_gutenberg_views":[""],"_views_template":["0"],"_edit_lock":["1590157315:2"],"_edit_last":["2"],"_wpml_media_featured":["1"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["1"],"_wpml_location_migration_done":["1"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_eta":["96"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_disciplina":["127"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_tipologia":["99"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_argomento":["7212"],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":[""],"_layouts_template":["modello-per-raccomandazioni-cittadino"],"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_wp_old_date":["2020-05-20"],"wpcf-consigli-di-altroconsumo":["- Give yourself enough rest: the sense of exhaustion caused by viral illnesses allows the body fight infection. It is not advisable to take drugs to combat symptoms to \u201cget right back to shape\u201d. Eliminating symptoms does not mean fighting the illness and one risks slowing down healing.\r\n- Don\u2019t confuse the symptoms with the illness. For example, a cough is a useful symptom that helps the body expel phlegm. If it doesn\u2019t cause particular problems (difficulty sleeping, for example), eliminating the cough with a drug that blocks the urge to cough is unnecessary and counter-productive. Even a fever is the body\u2019s natural reaction, useful in fighting viruses and bacteria. If it doesn\u2019t give excessive discomfort and is not too high, an anti-fever medication is not necessary.\r\n- Resort to traditional remedies: drinking a lot helps make the mucus more liquid and therefore makes it easier to expel. Nasal inhalants and washes with physiologic saline solution help fight a blocked nose. 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