Interventions for Acute Respiratory Infections

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Age Cohort: 5 - 11 years

Health Promotion	Disease Prevention	Diagnostic	Curative
Community Level
Community awareness on respiratory hygiene (i.e. covering the mouth and nose during coughing or sneezing with a medical mask, tissue, or a sleeve or flexed elbow followed by hand hygiene)	Good hand hygiene practice Use of hand sanitizer Immunization Respiratory hygiene for patients with ARI	Recognition of ARI signs and symptoms	Rest Adequate fluid intake Nasal saline irrigation Analgesics
Primary Care
	Proper infection control measures in health care settings Early identification of patients with ARIs to prevent the transmission of ARI pathogens to HCWs and other patients	Recognition of ARI signs and symptoms	Rest Adequate fluid intake Nasal saline irrigation Analgesics Zinc supplement Mucolytic medications
Referral Facility: General
	Proper infection control measures in health care settings Early identification of patients with ARIs to prevent the transmission of ARI pathogens to HCWs and other patients	History Physical examination	Rest Adequate fluid intake Nasal saline irrigation Analgesics Zinc supplement Mucolytic medications
Referral Facility: Specialist
	Proper infection control measures in health care settings Early identification of patients with ARIs to prevent the transmission of ARI pathogens to HCWs and other patients	History Physical examination	Rest Adequate fluid intake Nasal saline irrigation Analgesics Zinc supplement Mucolytic medications