Why Are Smokers More Likely To Have Infections With Respiratory Pathogens?

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Why Are Smokers More Likely To Have Infections With Respiratory Pathogens?

Respiratory pathogens produce substances that react with tobacco smoke. Smokers do not produce as much mucus as do nonsmokers. Poisons in tobacco smoke damage ciliated columnar cells. Smokers do not produce lysozyme in their mucus.
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Poisons in tobacco smoke damage ciliated columnar cells. Tobacco smoke contains substances that damage ciliated cells in the respiratory tract. This makes it more difficult for smokers to clear their lungs of potential pathogens.

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