Secondhand Smoke (cont.)
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. IN THIS ARTICLE
Secondhand Smoke and Other Lung DiseasesLung function is compromised in those who are continuously exposed to secondhand smoke. Symptoms such as coughing and chest congestion are more common in those exposed to passive smoke than in nonsmokers. The respiratory effects of secondhand smoke are particularly dangerous to infants and young children. Babies exposed to secondhand smoke can develop serious respiratory infections. Every year, passive smoking is believed to cause 50,000 to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age in the U.S. Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Secondhand Smoke
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