Apnea Acute Respiratory Disorders Chronic Respiratory Disorders Glossary Online Resources Respiratory illnesses can include a variety of problems, including colds, flu, runny noses, coughs, and sore throats. Most children will develop at least six to eight colds, or other respiratory illness a year. This number may even be higher in children who attend daycare.
Adolescents get colds, on average, two to four times a year .
Approximately 30,000 people in the US are affected each year with CF, and about 2,500 babies are born with the disease each year. Approximately 26.3 million people in the US have been diagnosed with asthma, with at least 8.6 million of them children under the age of 18.