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bidita:
Passive smoking 'kills 600,000' worldwide
We all know passive smoker is affected then active smoker..But We just know we dont apply of ourself..
Yes DIU is smoking free campus but some DIU students are strong smoker we dont want to remove this but we have to concern that when they smoke some of friends are around there, they are enjoying this...
Why dont they conscious about there health because they think this is a silly matter..They are not active smoker but they smoke(passive smoke)...Lets share some statistic of this Article...
The first global study into the effects of passive smoking has found it causes 600,000 deaths every year.
One-third of those killed are children, often exposed to smoke at home, the World Health Organisation (WHO) found.
The study, in 192 countries, found that passive smoking is particularly dangerous for children, said to be at higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome, pneumonia and asthma.
Passive smoking causes heart disease, respiratory illness and lung cancer.
"This helps us understand the real toll of tobacco," said Armando Peruga, of the WHO's Tobacco-Free Initiative, who led the study.
'Deadly combination'
The global health body said it was particularly concerned about the 165,000 children who die of smoke-related respiratory infections, mostly in South East Asia and in Africa.
It said that this group was more exposed to passive smoking than any other group, principally in their own homes.
"The mix of infectious diseases and second-hand smoke is a deadly combination," Mr Peruga said.
As well as being at increased risk of a series of respiratory conditions, the lungs of children who breathe in passive smoke may also develop more slowly than children who grow up in smoke-free homes.
Worldwide, 40% of children, 33% of non-smoking men and 35% non-smoking women were exposed to second-hand smoke in 2004, researchers found.
This exposure was estimated to have caused 379,000 deaths from heart disease, 165,000 from lower respiratory infections, 36,900 from asthma and 21,400 from lung cancer.
According to the study, the highest numbers of people exposed to second-hand smoke are in Europe and Asia and the lowest rates of exposure were in the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean and Africa.
The research also revealed that passive smoking had a large impact on women, killing about 281,000 worldwide. This is due to the fact that in many parts of the world, the study suggests, women are at least 50% more likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke than men.
References:: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health
shibli:
Some people have bad breath. We have to be careful about that. Due to smoking, bad smell also comes out of body. Your personalty will attract others while bad smell turns it down.
Yousuf.Chy:
I think this picture says all the things about smoking.
bidita:
Really I know that picture says something of life but today I feel picture says everything in life...
Nushrat Nahida Afroz:
Second smoking can induce asthma during pregancy in babies.smoking during pregnancy is also harmful for babies.not only second smoking is harmful for babies,it it also bad for all who want to live a healthy life.
any one can be attacked by asthma at any time because of poor air environment.
So we have to stop smoking and also help to t others not to smoke for a better environment,for a better Bangladesh,for a better World.
Nushrat Nahida Afroz
Lecturer,B.B.A
Business & economics
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