Direct and Second Hand Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Development of Childhood Asthma
Srirupa Hari Gopal1, Shyamali Mukherjee2 and Salil K. Das1*
Affiliation
- 1Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Neurosciences & Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
- 2Department of Professional Education, Neurosciences & Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
Corresponding Author
Salil K. Das, Sc.D., D.Sc, Professor of Biochemistry & Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA. Tel: (615) 327-6988, Fax: (615) 327-6442; E-mail: sdas@mmc.edu
Citation
Das, S.K., et al. Direct and Second Hand Cigarette Smoke Exposure and Development of Childhood Asthma. (2016) J Environ Health Sci 2(6): 1-5.
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© 2016 Das, S.K. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Abstract
This is a comprehensive review about the role of direct and second hand cigarette smoke exposure in the development of childhood asthma. Smoking, both during pregnancy and postnatal have an adverse impact on the infant’s chances of developing respiratory illness. Second hand smoke exposure has also known to cause worsening of childhood asthma with an impact on hospital admissions. Correlation between maternal second hand smoke exposure during pregnancy and development of childhood asthma has also been investigated. It is, thus essential to address this prenatally as well as postnatal by reducing smoking as well as smoke exposure.
