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Third hand smoke is the remainders of someone who smokes that lingers in hair, carpets, and most things made of cloth. This is not the same as second hand smoke. This can effect small children as they breathe, touch, or play on surfaces that may be affected.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWhen you are sitting in a room and you're (willingly or unwillingly) inhaling the smoke from a pipe/cigarette/joint without actually smoking it yourself.
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Who is most at risk from exposure to secondhand smoke?
Secondhand smokers.
How harmful is secondhand smoke to a baby?
Secondhand smoke is terrible for anyone, and even more so for a baby or young child. SIS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) has ties to secondhand smoke. Asthma and allergy development have ties to exposure to secondhand smoke. As a baby's lungs are developing, exposure to the carcinogens in secondhand smoke can lead to serious health consequences.
Does passive smoking cause respiratory problems and increase the risk of heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmokers?
OF COURSE! & since I care, hear are a list of te Results for smoking, and second hand smokers--> What is Secondhand Smoke? Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Secondhand smoke is also called environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and exposure to secondhand smoke is sometimes called involuntary or passive smoking. Secondhand smoke contains more that 4,000 substances, several of which are known to cause cancer in humans or animals. EPA has concluded that exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer in adults who do not smoke. EPA estimates that exposure to secondhand smoke causes approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths per year in nonsmokers. Exposure to secondhand smoke has also been shown in a number of studies to increase the risk of heart disease. Serious Health Risks to Children Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoke because they are still developing physically, have higher breathing rates than adults, and have little control over their indoor environments. Children exposed to high doses of secondhand smoke, such as those whose mothers smoke, run the greatest relative risk of experiencing damaging health effects. Exposure to secondhand smoke can cause asthma in children who have not previously exhibited symptoms. Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Infants and children younger than 6 who are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk of lower respiratory track infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis. Children who regularly breathe secondhand smoke are at increased risk for middle ear infections. Health Risks to Children with Asthma Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease affecting 1 in 13 school aged children on average. Exposure to secondhand smoke can cause new cases of asthma in children who have not previously shown symptoms. Exposure to secondhand smoke can trigger asthma attacks and make asthma symptoms more severe.
Why some countries banned indoor smoking?
Secondhand smoke is smoke that has been exhaled, or breathed out, by the person smoking. Secondhand smoke harms children and adults, and the only way to fully protect nonsmokers is to eliminate smoking in all homes, work sites, and public places. There is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure; even brief exposure can be harmful to health.
How do you use the word chronic in a sentence?
Children with chronic respiratory problems should avoid exposure to secondhand smoke.
Wh about secondhand smoke is true?
There are 4,000 chemicals in secondhand smoke.
Can secondhand smoke effect my pregnancy?
Depends on the amount of exposure. Occasionally, and for short periods of time - no. Frequently and long-term - yes.
What is a sentence using the word cumulative?
His enrollment papers and report cards are in his cumulative folder. Exposure to secondhand smoke has a cumulative effect on the lungs.
What damage does smoking do to your family?
it can kill them by breathing it in it is called Secondhand smoke. secondhand smoke can contain carbon monoxide and cionide. it is especially bad to smoke if you have family members who have asthma or are allergic to cigarette smoke or secondhand smoke.
What are types of environmental influences on your health?
Noise Pollution and Secondhand Smoke.
How many people are killed each year by second hand ciguret smoke?
Every year there are about 53,800 people that die from secondhand smoke exposure. That is about 1 in 100 people around the world.
How many people die fom second hand smoke each year?
Smoking is a very unhealthy habit. It is estimated that 53,800 people die every year from secondhand smoke exposure every year.
