Is it good for a baby to sweat when they have a cold?

Written by Zhang Xian Hua
Pediatrics
Updated on May 15, 2025
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Sweating in infants with a cold is not a matter of good or bad. It is a response and manifestation of the cold in infants, which is generally considered to be caused by respiratory or intestinal viral infections. Such pathogens attacking the child's body can lead to a relatively weakened constitution, making them prone to sweating. Moreover, if the child has varying degrees of fever, the body can also regulate itself and lower the body temperature back to normal through sweating. In such cases, it is only necessary to ensure that the child is adequately hydrated to prevent dehydration, treat the virus causing the cold, provide symptomatic supportive treatment, and manage the diet properly.

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