![]() The cigarettes bring enough bacteria in and the smoker spreads it. So, we mask up after we have been vaccinated, but the ship permits obvious and documented bacteria to waft through the ship from indoor and outdoor smoking areas. "The research-which shows that smokers are inhaling live bacteria-is the first time cigarettes have been implicated as a source of potentially pathogenic microbes." But a new study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, paints the most complete picture to date of the bacteria in tobacco, suggesting that the germs could be another potential source of infection and disease. "Most health research has focused on the impact of chemicals in cigarettes and the particulates that are produced when tobacco is burned. "Cigarettes contain hundreds of different strains of bacteria, including many human pathogens that may play a role in lung diseases and respiratory infections, new research shows. These are some excerpts from a "Scientific American" from 2009. AND, this same smoke carries to other non- smokers via air. ![]() ![]() The smoke MOVES around and TRAVELS! It does not stay and float around the smoker's head. This is what frustrates me so very much! True, I have never smoked and so I am very sensitive and can smell smoke even when our next door neighbor is outside or in his garage smoking.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |