Effects of Second Hand Smoke

If you are staying with a smoker then the effects of second hand smoke is very dangerous.  Second hand smoke is the smoke coming out from the person smoking every time he lights a cigarette and exhales.

With second hand smoke your heart has to work harder by pumping blood due to lack of oxygen and the heart suffers greatly every time you inhale smoke of the cigarette and the heart’s arteries age faster.  Even blood pressure can go up and if this happens it burdens your heart and this can increase chances of getting a heart attack.  Even the lungs are affected as they inhale poisonous carbon monoxide instead of fresh oxygen and can also cause a lot of lung diseases which can be threatening.  Your lungs are now more susceptible to a lot of lung diseases as the bacteria and viruses can cause lung infections such as tuberculosis, bronchitis and pneumonia.  Even the immune system is affected as the immune cells become unhealthy and produces weak antibodies which are not able to control the viruses and bacteria which enter and this leads to long-lasting inflammation inside the body which causes all diseases.  Even the digestive system is affected and this can lead to inflammation of the intestine lining which is one of the main cause of colon cancer.  People who are exposed to second hand smoke can also suffer from different types of cancer and its harmful consequences. It is therefore important for people to stop smoking to help himself as well his close people from contacting any illnesses and live a healthy life.