Smokers are most likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 because smoking increases the option of hand-to-mouth transmission of the virus, the EU Ministry of Health said, warning that the use of tobacco products can increase the severity of respiratory infections. and make other people vulnerable to coronavirus.
In its document ‘COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India’, the ministry said experts have confirmed that smokers are more likely to develop severe symptoms or die from COVID-19, as it primarily attacks the lungs and warned against use of any such products.
Smokers, he warned, are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 because smoking means that the hands (and in all likelihood infected cigarettes) are in contact with the lips, expanding the option of transmission of the virus from hand to mouth. .
“Other smoking products, such as water pipes or narguiles, involve sharing nozzles and pipes, which can facilitate the transmission of COVID-19 in networks and social settings,” the ministry said.
Smoking is a major threat to the top 4 noncommunicable diseases (STDs): cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes, which puts others with these situations at an upward level, consistent with the threat of developing a serious disease when affected by COVID-19. . Noncommunicable diseases are estimated to account for 63% of all deaths in India and are expected to continue to increase.
Chemicals in tobacco smoke inhibit the activity of other immune cells involved in general and specific immune responses.
“Smoking affects lung function, which reduces immunity and prevents the body from fighting disease. Smoking, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, bread masala and similar products can increase the threat and severity of lung infections due to damage. Upper respiratory tract and decreased lung immune function,” he says.
Evidence from countries reporting coronavirus-related deaths has shown that others with pre-existing noncommunicable diseases (DDCs) are more likely to be seriously ill with COVID-19, according to the document.
Smoking poses a significant threat to accelerate COVID-19 transmission because the virus is spread primarily by saliva droplets or nasal secretions when an inflamed user coughs or sneezes.
Chewing tobacco products (khaini, gutkha, paan, zarda) increases the need to spit. Spitting in public places increases the risks of fitness, especially of infectious and contagious diseases such as COVID-19, tuberculosis, swine flu, encephalitis, etc., the ministry said.
“The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare warns against the use of any tobacco product,” he said, adding that within 12 hours of quitting smoking, the carbon monoxide point in the blood drops to normal.
In 2 to 12 weeks, the flow improves and the lungs increase. After one to nine months, the cough and shortness of breath decrease, he says.
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