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The dangers of passive smoke are the same as that of a smoker. Generally speaking, you have the same chances, if not more, of getting cancer (mainly lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and throat cancer), heart attack, or a disease of the lungs called COPD. In pregnant women, the effects are devastating for the baby. The baby has a high chance of dying from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
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Is passive smoking and direct smoking the same?
No, because passive smoking is inhaling the second hand smoke that Other people smoke and exhale. Direct smoking is when the person inhales the smoke that they themselves smoke. If you have a cigarette in your mouth, that's direct smoke. If you inhale other people's smoke, that's passive smoking.
What two kinds of smoke produced by tobacoo?
1. minstream smoke2.passive smoke
Who does passive smoking effect?
Whoever's around the smoke.
What is the meaning of the terms passive smoke mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke?
partner of active smoker childeren in room after smoking
What is the official name for secondhand smoke?
air pollution Passive smoking or passive inhalation.
What are active and passive smokers?
Active is actually smoking. Passive is standing near active, and breathing in their smoke, indirectly.
What is another name for second hand smoke?
Passive smoking.
Can you smoke if you have a dry socket already What are the dangers?
the same as if you smoke regularly.
Is passive smoking just as bad as normal smoking?
The risks as such are the same, but since the smoke you get into you from passive smoking is more diluted passive smoking is a bit less bad.
How do you prevent passive smoke?
Leave the area where people are smoking. There are a lot of places to go where people don't smoke.
What is breathing in cigarette smoke-filled air called?
Many things, to include 'first hand smoke'.
Difference between active and passive smoking?
Active smoking is the direct inhalation of smoke by an intended smoker while passive smoking is second hand smoking. This is a situation where smoke is inhaled (from the environment) by non intended smokers. Active and passive smoking are both harmful to the body.
