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Wh about secondhand smoke is true?
There are 4,000 chemicals in secondhand smoke.
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.
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.
What are types of environmental influences on your health?
Noise Pollution and Secondhand Smoke.
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.
What are exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke combined?
Exhaled mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke combined is referred to as secondhand smoke. This form of smoke is a mixture of the exhaled smoke from a smoker and the smoke emitted directly from a burning cigarette. Exposure to secondhand smoke can have harmful health effects on non-smokers.
Air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke?
Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke exhaled by smokers and the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. It contains over 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic or cause cancer. Inhaling secondhand smoke can increase the risk of developing various health issues, including respiratory problems and heart disease.
Who is most at risk from exposure to secondhand smoke?
Secondhand smokers.
What is secondhand smoke?
second-hand smoke is where you breathe in smoke so its like smoking a second time.
Can secondhand smoke get in your hair?
Yes
Can you get second hand smoke from e-cigs?
Not really... it is possible to inhale secondhand vapors, but it's not the same as secondhand smoke from a cigarette.
In 1993 what did the US Environmental Protection Agency classified secondhand smoke as?
secondhand; carcinogen
