Authors: J. Bártová Authors‘ workplace: Centrum preventivního lékařství, 3. LF UK, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. Kamil Provazník, CSc. Published in: Pracov. Lék., , 2000, No. 2, s. 82-84. Category:
Tobacco smoke is a mixture of substances which cause more than one biological response of the organism. All forms of tobaccoconsumption and in particular smoking is a widespread habit and is one of the most serious health risks. In the Czech Republicthere are 29.2 % smokers among subjects aged 18-64 years.Smoking participates in total of at least 24 diseases. It causes 75 % chronic lung diseases which in the CR are the cause of ca1 % deaths, they participate in the development of 30 % neoplastic diseases which in the CR are the cause of 22 % deaths and of20 % cardiovascular diseases which in the CR are the cause of death in 56 %.Passive smoking is an important public health problem. In non-smokers, in particular in children, it is associated with a higherrisk of the infections of the lower airways and the pulmonary parenchyma. Passive smoking has a negative impact also on immunemechanisms.Smoking is a serious health risk but also the most important cause of death, invalidity and morbidity which can be influenced byprevention.
Key words: smoking, passive smoking, tobacco, tobacco smoke, nicotine, tar, malignity, cardiovascular diseases
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