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Influence of cigarette smoking on the body's immunity
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a result of smoking
Smoking cigarettes contributes to the formation of cancer
Smoking cigarettes by pregnant women

Smoking cigarettes caused by nicotine addiction is one of the most important causes of many serious diseases. Smoking is not only harmful to the smoker - it means that passive smokers who are surrounded by heavy tobacco smokers are also exposed to the health effects of cigarette smoke.

Influence of cigarette smoking on the body's immunity

Addiction to nicotine in the form of smoking is one of the main causes of diseases such as: cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer.

Some of these diseases are also affected by the decreased immunity of the body that results from smoking. Cigarette smoke also has a negative effect on: the mucosa of the digestive system, the nervous system, the urinary bladder and the kidneys. Long-term smoking also has an aergic effect and reduces the immune functions of the body, which reduces the resistance to viruses and bacteria.

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Description of common consequences of nicotine addiction — *The consequences of smoking are usually very serious*

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a result of smoking

One of the possible and quite popular diseases caused by smoking is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This chronic disease is characterized by a progressive course and mainly results in restriction of airflow through the respiratory tract - very often a process that is difficult to reverse.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the result of an abnormal inflammatory lung response to harmful compounds transported by cigarette smoke to the lungs. As a result, the bronchi cannot deliver the right amount of air to the lungs - even during small physical exertion. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease manifests itself as: shortness of breath, exhausting cough and chronic expectoration. It is worth noting that POCP is also a risk for passive smokers who are surrounded by tobacco smokers (e.g. in the same household).

Smoking cigarettes contributes to the formation of cancer

Scientific researchers estimate that almost 90% of lung cancer cases are mainly caused by smoking. The nicotine addiction to smoking tobacco often leads to the formation of laryngeal cancer. Each cigarette burned contains more than 40 substances that have carcinogenic properties. Smoking can increase the risk of malignant neoplasms by up to several dozen percent.

Smoking cigarettes by pregnant women

Smoking cigarettes during pregnancy is a great threat not only for the woman herself, but above all for the baby developing in her womb. Smoking during pregnancy leads to, inter alia, to increase the concentration of carbon monoxide and nicotine in both organisms (both women and babies). The effect of elevated carbon monoxide concentration may be fetal hypoxia.

Another effect of nicotine in the body of a pregnant woman is the limitation of blood flow in the maternal-placental circulation. This can lead to an abnormal growth in the baby and a risk of premature separation of the placenta. Smoking in pregnant women may also cause other serious risks, such as placenta previa, miscarriage or premature rupture of the membranes.

On the other hand, babies born by smoking mothers are characterized by: a higher incidence of morbidity and mortality and a lower birth weight. Substances that pass from tobacco smoke into the blood of mother and infant may cause in the fetus: increased heart rate and decreased contractility of the heart muscle. In addition, tobacco smoke reduces the immunity of the fetus, thereby increasing the likelihood of an intrauterine infection.

It is worth knowing that the most serious consequences of smoking in pregnant women are intrauterine death of the fetus and an increased risk of sudden death in bed. Scientific research also shows that smoking by pregnant women is seriously associated with the subsequent abnormal mental development of the child, poor academic performance, and psychomotor hyperactivity and diseases associated with persistent allergies.