AUG 18, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Global Burden of Upper Airway Infections: Epidemiology, Current Challenges and Future Perspectives
Infectious Disease Reports
A structured narrative review synthesizing epidemiology, clinical impact, and public health strategies for upper airway infections, offering integrated recommendations for policy and practice rather than reporting original clinical trial data.
Reported
Annual episodes globally12.8 billion
Disability-adjusted life years (D…more than 8 million
Annual incidence in children6–8 episodes