Or felt a little feverish and too sluggish to spend the day shopping with your friends. You guessed it - there's a chance you've caught a cold. If you have, you're in good company. The common cold is the most common infectious disease in the United States and is responsible for more school absences than any other illness. About one billion colds cause sniffling, sneezing, and stuffy heads every year.
Most teens get between two and four colds a year.
Read this article to find out what you can do to feel better when you catch one. The Nemours Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to children's health and is the largest physician practice delivering subspecialty pediatric care in the United States. Inc. All rights reserved. TeensHealth and TeensHealth.org are Service Marks of The Nemours Foundation. All information on TeensHealth is for educational purposes only.