Most common chronic disease among Czech children: asthma

The most common chronic disease among Czech children is reported to be asthma. According to asthma specialist Petr Pohunek air pollution is responsible for the fact that one in four children have a respiratory problem of some kind before they reach the age of five. Fortunately not all of them develop asthma. The problem goes hand in hand with the growing number of allergies among Czech children. According to statistics the number of registered asthma patients has risen by 170 percent in the past decade.