When smokers are exposed to Covid-19, the chances of complications from the disease are higher.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – A pulmonary specialist at the Friendship Hospital Erlina Burhan remind smoker at a higher risk of being exposed to Covid-19. Apart from lowering the immune system, smoking also encourages behaviors that make it easier for the corona virus to enter the body.
“Apart from reducing the immune system, cigarettes also make our hands touch our lips frequently,” said Erlina, in a webinar of the National Campaign for Discipline on Using Masks, Friday (4/9).
Hands are the part of the human body that has the greatest chance of becoming a media for the corona virus. This is because hands touch a lot of objects around them that may be unclean or have been exposed to viruses.
Also, if a smoker is exposed to the corona virus, then it is possible complications of the disease the higher it is. A disease usually has a decrease in lung function. In addition, heart disease and cancer are also at risk of attacking a smoker.
The complication caused a smoker to be exposed Covid-19 has a higher potential for mortality. Therefore, he encouraged smokers to immediately stop smoking.
“This pandemic is the right moment for us to urge people to stop smoking,” he said.
In addition to quitting smoking, Erlina also appealed to the public to continue to increase endurance. The trick is to eat nutritious foods and enough fiber, exercise regularly, and take supplements.
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