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1. Secondhand Smoke
Exposure:
Effects in Children
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2. What is Secondhand Smoke?
Secondhand smoke is smoke from
burning tobacco products, such as
cigarettes, cigars, or pipes.
Secondhand smoke also is the
smoke that has been exhaled, or
breathed out, by the person
smoking.
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3. Health Effects Of
Secondhand Smoke in
Children
As their bodies are developing, infants and young children
are especially vulnerable to the poisons in secondhand
smoke.
Both babies whose mothers smoke while pregnant and
babies who are exposed to secondhand smoke after birth
are more likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS) than babies who are not exposed to cigarette
smoke.
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4. Mothers who are exposed to secondhand smoke while
pregnant are more likely to have lower birth weight
babies, which makes babies weaker and increases the risk
for many health problems.
Babies whose mothers smoke while pregnant or who are
exposed to secondhand smoke after birth have weaker
lungs than other babies, which increases the risk for
many health problems.
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5. Secondhand smoke exposure causes acute lower respiratory infections
such as bronchitis and pneumonia in infants and young children.
Secondhand smoke exposure causes children who already have asthma
to experience more frequent and severe attacks.
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6. Secondhand smoke exposure causes respiratory
symptoms, including cough, phlegm, wheezing, and
breathlessness, among school-aged children.
Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at
increased risk for ear infections and are more likely
to need an operation to insert ear tubes for drainage..
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7. How to protect your child from
Secondhand Smoke
Do not allow anyone to smoke anywhere in or near your home.
Do not allow anyone to smoke in your car, even with the
window down.
Make sure your children’s day care centers and schools are
tobacco-free.
If your state still allows smoking in public areas, look for
restaurants and other places that do not allow smoking.
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8. Best Cancer Treatment In
Tamil Nadu
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9. Contact Us
Madurai Address (H.O) :
Guru Hospital
4 /120-F, PandikovilRing Road,
Madurai – 625107
Airport – Mattuthavani Ring Rd,
Madurai – 625107
Tamil Nadu
Phone: 7708072543 , 8754314930
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