New corona "smokers are at high risk of severe illness" EU agency announces March 27 at 15:43
The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), an EU organization that is accumulating data on new coronaviruses, has published studies that show that smokers are at increased risk of becoming more severe when infected with the new coronavirus. did.
The ECDC has published a study that analyzed data on people infected with the new coronavirus by the 27th.
According to the report, if a smoker is infected with a new type of coronavirus, respiratory disorders are likely to occur and the risk of seriousness tends to be high.
ECDC suggests that smoking is likely to activate enzymes in the lungs that are required when the virus taken into the body infects cells.
In addition, as a result of examining patients infected with the new coronavirus in Italy, those who are 70 years old or older and have chronic diseases such as hypertension or diabetes are less resistant and are more likely to be severe, and men tend to have more severe symptoms than women There is.
The ECDC believes that the spread of infection can be prevented by so-called "social distanceing", which is to keep people away from home, such as restricting going out and moving, and isolating them at home. Point out the importance of measures.