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Show From page two Lung disease.' According to the Utah association, much of the . Nearly 18 million Americans suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases that affect the lower respiratory tract. Of these, there are 7.9 million with asthma, 7.7 million with bronchitis, and 2.3 million with emphysema. Asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood, is also the major cause of school absenteeism, responsible for the loss of eight million school days anually. Occupational lung diseases such a byssionosis, which is caused by textile dust and which affects an estimated premature death and disability caused by lung disease is unnecessary and can be prevented. Cigarette smoking causes 80 to 90 percent of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Other including lung diseases respiratory distress syndrome are still not fully in adults understood and require additional research to find improved means of prevention and treatment. Steenblik says the American 35,000 Americans, and Lung Association was founded asbestosis and silicosis, which in 1904 to combat tuberculosis, affect 100,000 workers are then the nations greatest the No. 1 cause of health menace. Today its mis- disease and injury. Chronic sinusitis, a condision is to control and prevent all lung diseases and some of their tion of the upper respiratory related causes, including smok- tract, will afflict 27 million of ing, air pollution, and occupa- our citizens in 1985, and hay tional lung hazards. It is sup- fever, whose symptoms make ported primarily by public con- the warm weather a miserable tributions to Christmas Seals, time of year for its sufferer, will those small, decorative stamps affect 19 million Americans this that arrive in the mail to over year. 60 million American households Pneumonia is the leading each holiday season. Funds cause of death by infectious raised by Christmas Seals sup- disease in the U.S. It is parport health education, research, ticularly dangerous to those and patient services in Utah. over age 65 and those with cited the statistics Among previously existing lung illness regarding lung disease in or heart conditions. Pneumonia America today are the is expected to strike over three million Americans this year. work-relate- d Influenza, which can be prevented in most cases with annual vaccination, can also be a illness to the elderly and those with heart or lung conditons. About 75 million people will suffer bouts of flu in 1985. Though tuberculosis is no longber the major threat to life it once was, it has yet to be eradicated and 22,225 new cases of TB are expected by the end of 1985. And as for the common cold, anticipate a whopping 93 million cases before this years holiday season is ended. 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