{"id":10398,"date":"2021-03-02T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/?p=10398"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T10:29:24","slug":"sars-cov-2-and-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/en\/sars-cov-2-and-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"SARS-CoV-2 and smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Smoking is associated with COVID-19, by enabling the spreading of the virus and making the human organism more susceptible to the virus.<\/h4>\n<p>Use of tobacco and novel tobacco products increases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>hand \u2013 mouth contact by 200 times\/day<\/li>\n<li>hand contact with potentially infectious objects (cigarette packet, lighter, ash trays, vaping devices\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>makes the use of face mask problematic<\/li>\n<li>impairs the respiratory system defence mechanisms<\/li>\n<li>leads to frequent bronchial and lung infections (ex: influenza and common cold viruses)<\/li>\n<li>increases micro-particulate environmental pollution and facilitates virus\u2019 ability to travel longer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Increased SARS CoV-2 spreading from asymptomatic and pro-symptomatic smokers can be<br \/>\ndue to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>chronic cough and expectoration (COPD)<\/li>\n<li>environmental pollution by cigarette butts, ashtrays, passive smoking<\/li>\n<li>frequent smoking at home due to quarantine, leading to increased passive exposure of non-smokers and children<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A study by Yuying et al<sup>1<\/sup>. showed how smokers help the spread of SARS-CoV-2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10401\" src=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok1-720x276.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok1-720x276.png 720w, https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok1-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok1-960x368.png 960w, https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok1.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A study by Gaiha et al.<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0showed the association between smoking and COVID-19<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10403 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok2-720x306.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok2-720x306.png 720w, https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok2-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok2-960x408.png 960w, https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>WHO sums all the information on the graph below<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10405\" src=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/cov-smok3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"990\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>References<\/h6>\n<h6><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0Sun, Yuying, Tai Hing Lam, Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Man Ping Wang, Yongda Wu, Jianjiu Chen, Xiaoyu Zhang, William H. C. Li, and Sai Yin Ho. 2021. \u201cFirst Report on Smoking and Infection Control Behaviours at Outdoor Hotspots during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Unobtrusive Observational Study\u201d.\u00a0<em>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.\u00a0<\/em>18 (3): 1031.<\/h6>\n<h6><sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0Gaiha S.M., Halpern-Felsher B., and Cheng J. 2020. \u201cAssociation Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19\u201d. Journal of Adolescent Health. 67 (4): 519-523.<\/h6>\n<h6><sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/en\/health-topics\/health-emergencies\/coronavirus-covid-19\/publications-and-technical-guidance\/resources-for-tobacco-use-control-as-part-of-covid-19-response\/infographic-coronavirus-covid-19-and-tobacco-use\">https:\/\/www.euro.who.int\/en\/health-topics\/health-emergencies\/coronavirus-covid-19\/publications-and-technical-guidance\/resources-for-tobacco-use-control-as-part-of-covid-19-response\/infographic-coronavirus-covid-19-and-tobacco-use<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smoking is associated with COVID-19, by enabling the spreading of the virus and making the human organism more susceptible to the virus. Use of tobacco and novel tobacco products increases: hand \u2013 mouth contact by 200 times\/day hand contact with potentially infectious objects (cigarette packet, lighter, ash trays, vaping devices\u2026) makes the use of face mask problematic impairs the respiratory system defence mechanisms leads to frequent bronchial and lung infections [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SARS-CoV-2 and smoking | Smoke Free Greece<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/en\/sars-cov-2-and-smoking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SARS-CoV-2 and smoking | Smoke Free Greece\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Smoking is associated with COVID-19, by enabling the spreading of the virus and making the human organism more susceptible to the virus. 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