Washington-SANA
A new American study shows that young people who smoke e-cigarettes are more likely to contract Corona virus.
The study conducted by Stanford University and published by the New York Post and included 4,351 participants found that young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are five times more likely to contract "Covid 19" if they used electronic cigarettes, while people who use electronic cigarettes in addition to regular cigarettes are more likely to be infected about 7 times. .
The research team explained that electronic cigarette products damage the lungs and have an effect on the immune system, which makes exposure to infection greater with the possibility that the vapor carries droplets containing the virus that can be transmitted to another person, indicating that the prevailing social norms among smokers of electronic cigarettes such as sharing cigarettes are High risk behaviors during an epidemic and increase the risk of infection.