TOBACCO USE AND PANDEMIC COVID-19 IN INDIA

TOBACCO USE AND PANDEMIC COVID-19

Authors

  • Priyanka Yadav Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal. India
  • Pramod Yadav Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, Dr.Z.A.Dental College AMU Aligarh India
  • Nishita kankane PhD Scholar, Department of Public Health Dentistry, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow.

Keywords:

covid-19, pandemic, tobacco

Abstract

The world has witnessed the spread of a C0VID-19, by the end of 2019, which affects the respiratory system of the body in the form of the novel coronavirus. The pandemic has affected people across all socioeconomic demographics and cultures in high, middle and low- income countries. Tobacco is also a major risk factor for diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and diabetes which put people with these conditions at higher risk for developing severe illness when affected by COVID-19.

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Published

2021-03-30

How to Cite

Yadav, P., Yadav, P., & kankane, N. . (2021). TOBACCO USE AND PANDEMIC COVID-19 IN INDIA: TOBACCO USE AND PANDEMIC COVID-19 . International Journal of Dental and Clinical Study, 2(1), 37–41. Retrieved from https://www.ijdcs.com/index.php/ijdcs/article/view/27

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Articles