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Secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, experts say, but infected smokers may blow droplets carrying the virus when they exhale.

If a person is in the immediate vicinity of the smoker, he can get infected because while coughing he will give off viral droplets besides smoke.

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Smoking damages almost every organ in the body, causes many diseases, and reduces the health of consumers in general. Smoking causes about 80% of all deaths due to COPD. Smoking causes about 90% of all lung cancer deaths Smokers are more likely to be infected with the Coronavirus because smoking means that the fingers and possibly contaminated cigarettes are in contact with the lips, increasing the possibility of the virus being transmitted from hand to mouth. Smokers may already have lung disease or decreased lung capacity, which greatly increases the risk of infection with HIV.

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Rasha Majid Abd Ulameer Alhumairi the coronavirus is spread through aerosols, and when you are in the same room with a smoker, the risk of infection is certainly higher.

https://www.news-line.com/SF_news30248_How-does-the-new-coronavirus-spread?-Think-of-second-hand-smoke

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Secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, experts say, but infected smokers may blow droplets carrying the virus when they exhale.

https://ktla.com/news/coronavirus/can-you-get-covid-19-from-secondhand-smoke/

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Very interesting.. thanks for your kind sharing

Not at all.

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Yes cough in any form including smokers cough has the propensity to transmit the SARS-cov2 virus.

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Rasha Majid Abd Ulameer Alhumairi please also check out this very recent article. In any case one should try to stay clear of second-hand smoke.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/can-you-get-the-coronavirus-from-second-hand-smoke-experts-say-theres-a-possibility/articleshow/77365234.cms

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Protect people from exposure to second-hand tobacco ... - WHO

www.who.int › tobacco › mpower › protect

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COVID 19 can be transmitted via tobacco consumers by sharing smoked tobacco and the release of vapor droplets and spitting smokeless tobacco in public places puts the community at risk. Please have a look at the following link:

Article Tobacco: An invisible and immediate threat for COVID 19

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Please see the following paper. It gives the interesting information:

Article COVID-19 and smoking

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Experts say secondhand smoke isn’t believed to directly spread the virus, but acknowledge that the droplets they blow may be carrying the virus when they exhale.

In my view and studies about the aspect, there's a tendency if you don't follow the social distancing requirement. The pressure comes from a person whenever he sneezes or coughing, the virus can travel a minimum of 1-meter horizontally before it goes down. And if you are within that range, of course, you can have COVID transmission. However, when a person says, smoking, there is a tendency but not the same as with sneezes or coughing, and the probability is very less. But to be on the safe side, please make yourself away from smokers because it will affect your lungs' health.

Dr. Manal Hadi Kanaan has a point also, because of the droplets when the smokers blow accidentally that includes coughing, but I think with normal smokers, that's very less with regard to virus transmission. And as I have observed from those smokers are their smoke that will pollute you for instance, because the smoke travels within the airstream that you can inhale it accidentally, which will cause and affects your lung's health.

Anyway, thank you for this interesting question.

Kind regards and stay safe as well.

It can occur, if infected smokers release the droplets at the time of his smoking.

Dear Dr.Rasha,

It is a very interesting question. I am of the opinion that a person who is smoking and coughing simultaneously, may pose a risk for the transmission of novel Coronavirus.

Stay safe and healthy.

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Yes

Rasha Majid Abd Ulameer Alhumairi here is some information on this topic issued by the WHO:

http://www.emro.who.int/tfi/know-the-truth/tobacco-and-waterpipe-users-are-at-increased-risk-of-covid-19-infection.html#:~:text=There%20is%20also%20evidence%20that,existing%20cardiovascular%20conditions%20worse.

Rasha Majid Abd Ulameer Alhumairi some researchers even sggested that smokers might be better protected from coronavirus than others because nicotine blocks its docking sites. However, other studies suggest exactly the opposite. I think that most scientists will now agree on the latter.

https://www.dw.com/en/does-nicotine-help-against-the-new-coronavirus/a-53260336

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Smoking , cigarette or electronic vipe was indirectly transmit COVID-19 via air droplet from infected person

Yes, cox the smokers ay have their saliva on the ciggerete filter, and can be transferred to the second smoker wnthey share cigrette

Smoking tobacco (cigarette, e-cigarettes or waterpipe) produces exhaled smoke, coughing or sneezing, aerosols containing SARS-CoV-2 in the surroundings and contaminating surfaces. Therefore, smoking tobacco is a possible mode of transmission for the virus for both active and passive smokers ...please take a look at this article :

Article Tobacco Smoking a Potential Risk Factor in Transmission of C...

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Yes, it can be possible- through saliva from infected person or through air droplets.

I don't think that might transmit since he's just smoking unless if you are with him less than a meter and keep talking without any face mask. The percentage is very less, and my answer is "Maybe."

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Possible!

Theoretically you may be able to contract the coronavirus through secondhand smoke.

A fact is that the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that, "smokers are more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19, compared to non-smokers.”

Rasha Majid Abd Ulameer Alhumairi according to recent studies, smoking itself increases the risk of coronavirus infections:

https://tobacco.ucsf.edu/reduce-your-risk-serious-lung-disease-caused-corona-virus-quitting-smoking-and-vaping

There are several studies that have been done on this subject. Studies have shown that smoking reduces risk and others show that smoke increases risk. we don't know what to believe.

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