Chapter 6 Asthma, allergy, and smoke exposure

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Maternal smoking causes a three-fold increase risk of an infant having abnormally

high levels of IgE antibody in the umbilical cord blood at birth. Increased IgE is

associated with an increased risk of allergy.

Cigarettes, p. 87

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Allergy to tobacco leaf mediated by IgE manifest by urticaria and rhinoconjunctivitis

has been reported as an occupational allergy in tobacco farmers and workers.

Annals of Allergy, February 1999, p. 194

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In a study from San Francisco in the July 1998 American Journal of Respiratory and

Critical Care Medicine, non-smoking asthmatics exposed to secondhand smoke had

double the number of asthma-related emergency room visits compared to asthma

patients not exposed to smoke. ETS was also associated with greater asthma

severity.

Reuters, July 17, 1998

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Having a mother who smokes doubles a child's risk of developing asthma. When

asthma does develop, it is much more likely to begin in the first year of life, to be more

severe, and to require full-time medication.

Pediatrics, April 1990, p. 505

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Children of smokers have a much higher incidence and severity of asthma, bronchitis,

colds, and ear infections. They also have impaired lung development and reduced

lung function tests.

American Journal of Public Health, February 1989, p. 209

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