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Acute conditions - Respiratory ailments |
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Smokers suffer more --and more severe-- respiratory infections than non-smokers. Pneumonia is more common and much more likely to be fatal among smokers of any age. Among high-risk or medically compromised adults, those who smoke have four times the risk of pneumococcal infection. |
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Acute conditions - Childhood ailments |
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Children of smokers are much more likely than children of non-smokers to develop sinus infections, ear infections, colds, bronchitis and pneumonia. |
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Acute conditions - Influenza |
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Smoking increases vulnerability to influenza, and is thought to play a role in 31% of all cases. |
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