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Passive Somking: G Hrithik Roger Kumar Reg No 20BLB1089

Passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoke, is the inhalation of smoke from burning tobacco products used by others. It occurs when cigarette smoke contaminates an environment and is then inhaled. Passive smoking exposes nonsmokers to over 5000 chemicals in tobacco smoke and increases their risk of smoking-related diseases like lung cancer and heart disease. It can have serious health impacts on children such as increasing their risk of asthma, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome. Pregnant women who are exposed to secondhand smoke also face risks like spontaneous abortion and low birthweight in newborns. While there is no safe level of passive smoking, individuals can help protect themselves by avoiding smoky environments.

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Passive Somking: G Hrithik Roger Kumar Reg No 20BLB1089

Passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoke, is the inhalation of smoke from burning tobacco products used by others. It occurs when cigarette smoke contaminates an environment and is then inhaled. Passive smoking exposes nonsmokers to over 5000 chemicals in tobacco smoke and increases their risk of smoking-related diseases like lung cancer and heart disease. It can have serious health impacts on children such as increasing their risk of asthma, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome. Pregnant women who are exposed to secondhand smoke also face risks like spontaneous abortion and low birthweight in newborns. While there is no safe level of passive smoking, individuals can help protect themselves by avoiding smoky environments.

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PASSIVE SOMKING

G HRITHIK ROGER KUMAR


Reg No 20BLB1089
Agenda
 Passive Smoking – Meaning & definition
 Passive Smoking – Types
 Passive Smoking – Impact
 Impact on children
 Impact on Pregnant women
 Passive smoking and allergic diseases
 Passive smoking and cancer risk
 Passive Smoking- Self protect
Passive Smoking – Meaning & Definition

Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called secondhand smoke (SHS) from  tobacco products used by others. It
happens when the cigarette smoke meets with any environment, thus causing its inhalation by people within that
environment
.
The involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another's cigarette) especially by a nonsmoker

estimates prove that cigarette is one of the most deadliest drugs in the world).

Passive smoking is breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke (second-hand smoke)

Second-hand tobacco smoke comes from cigarettes, pipes, cigars and shisha pipes (hookah).
Passive Smoking – Impact

There is no safe level of passive smoking.


Tobacco smoke releases over 5000 chemicals and many of these are harmful. Most harmful tobacco smoke is invisible, but it spreads easily
and can stay in the air for hours. It can also build up on surfaces and clothes. Passive smoking puts people at higher risk of smoking-related
diseases

Fatal risks - Many fatal risk diseases can be caused due to passive smoking
Lung cancers - Many types of lung cancers will be caused to tobacco smoke
Heart Disease - Estimates prove that the passive smokers are more prone to heart diseases
Non-fatal impacts - Lung function, cough, wheeze, phlegm , Asthma aggravation
Children are subject to sudden infant death, middle ear infection, lung disease ,
Mothers who smoke will be impacted with Unborn child , Spontaneous abortion, Perinatal death, preterm birth, low birthweight
Passive smoking – Types

The two types of second-hand smoke are:

Mainstream smoke - smoke that’s breathed out by someone who smokes   Side-stream smoke - smoke that
comes from the lit end of a tobacco product
Passive Smoking and Pregnant Women
Passive Smoking and children

Passive smoking is particularly dangerous for children as their bodies are still developing.
Children and babies exposed to second-hand smoke are at higher risk of:
Asthma
Bacterial meningitis
Cot death
Middle ear infection
Respiratory infections
And the dangers of smoking around children go beyond just damaging their health through second-hand smoke. There is good evidence that children are significantly more likely to start smoking themselves, if they have family
members or live with people who smoke.
Thank you
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