<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.My 2 year old son has been excessively crying for the last week or so because of not wanting to take a bath, etc. He has developed a hoarse cough. He hasn t had a cold recently or a fever or anything for a long time, so it couldn t be croup? Or could it be? The hoarse cough has just started a couple of days ago and he is breathing ok. Just wondered what I should do about it.  <response>: Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Cough and cold are viral 95 of the times in child Chat Doctor. For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15 mgkgdose max ceiling dose 500 mg every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25 mgkgdose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal 