World No Tobacco Day: Smoking has profound long-term effects on the immune system, weakening the body's ability to fight off infections and diseases. Chronic smoking leads to inflammation and reduces the efficacy of immune responses, making smokers more susceptible to respiratory infections, autoimmune diseases, and slower recovery from illnesses. New Delhi: World No Tobacco Day is observed on May 31 every year to spread awareness about the negative effects of tobacco use on health.
Smoking or chewing tobacco is associated with several health problems ranging from cancer to diabetes to dental infections to breathing disorders. But little do people talk about the long-term consequences of smoking such as weak immunity. Turns out, even smoking can take a major toll on the body’s immune system which helps keep infections and chronic and acute health problems at bay.
But how does tobacco use affect immunity? Read on to find out. How does tobacco use affect immunity? In an interaction with News9Live, Dr. Nidhin Mohan, Consultant of Internal Medicine at Narayana Health City, Bangalore, spoke about the negative effects of smoking.
“Smoking has profound long-term effects on the immune system, weakening the body’s ability to fight off infections and diseases. Chronic smoking leads to inflammation and reduces the efficacy of immune responses, making smokers more susceptible to respiratory infections, autoimmune diseases, and slower recovery from illnesses. It also increases the r.
