Background: In various recent studies, it has been proved beyond doubt that Tobacco smokers are more prone to develop severe pneumonia with an increased chance of mortality in case of COVID 19 infection. The use of Tobacco in any form including Chewable tobacco, Hookahs and E-Cigarettes should be prohibited effectively for prevention and better management of COVID 19 Smoking Tobacco: There is an increased risk of bacterial and viral infections with smoking cigarettes, Bidis or Hookahs. Risk of Influenza and getting severe Pneumococcal (bacterial) lung infection with mortality two to four times higher and more severe in smokers compared with nonsmokers.
Chances of getting tuberculosis are also more in smokers as there is an alteration of the structural and immunologic host defense mechanisms. An analysis of deaths from coronavirus in China shows that men are more likely to die than…
