喫煙が健康に及ぼす影響として、もう1つ重大なのは「受動喫煙」です。喫煙による煙に含まれるさまざまな有害物質は、喫煙者が肺に直接吸い込む主流煙よりも、吸っていないときに立ち昇る副流煙により多く含まれ、副流煙と呼出煙を喫煙者の周りにいる人が吸い込むことにより受動喫煙が起こります。
受動喫煙は、副流煙と呼出煙の混ざった煙を吸い込むことになる。
受動喫煙に関連する疾患・病態
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