There are hundreds of bacteria in tobacco

Smokers and passive smokers are prone to chronic diseases of the lungs, respiratory tract, and many other diseases that can lead to cancer. Recently American scientists were surprised to find that there are hundreds of different strains of tobacco in tobacco.

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A new study shows that tobacco contains hundreds of different strains of bacteria, including many types of diseases, especially lung disease and respiratory infections.

Most of the previous medical studies focused only on the effects of chemicals in cigarettes, and the particles created during the burning of cigarettes.

A new study published in the journal 'Environmental Health Prospects' suggests that bacteria can be a potential source of infection and disease.

This study shows that smokers inhale bacteria into the body, which is a source of bacteria that can cause disease.

'We thought it was crazy to look at cigarettes sold on the market to understand the diversity of bacteria, but it was amazing to discover that in cigarettes there are many types of bacteria that can cause "People are sick of all the bacteria found ," said Dr. Amy Sapkota, epidemiologist, University of Maryland, who led the study.

Smoking is harmful to most organs in the human body. Chemicals and heavy metals (nearly 300 types) are found in cigarettes and particles produced by burning drugs - are pathogens such as lung cancer and chronic lung diseases (COPD). This study also shows that smoking is a risk factor for respiratory diseases such as the common cold, flu, asthma, bacterial pneumonia and interstitial lung disease.

The discovery of pathogens 'is remarkable, because it explains the mechanism that helps us understand many different diseases caused by smoking , ' said John Pauly, an oncologist at the Institute for Cancer Research. Roswell Park, New York, who doesn't participate in this new study, said.

According to statistics, worldwide, there are 1.2 billion people over 15 years old who are addicted to tobacco, so studying the diversity of bacteria in tobacco is very important.

Although the bacteria found in tobacco leaves are a potential source of disease, no studies have so far listed all the bacteria in tobacco to understand the mechanism of infection among smokers. passive.

The reason why Sapkota was discovered was important because when studying the genes resistant to antibiotics in tobacco, she was curious about the bacteria living on tobacco. She wondered, 'If fresh tobacco leaves are full of bacteria, what will happen when the tobacco leaves are picked and produce cigarettes?'