- Coronavirus symptoms tend to be more severe for smokers.
- Cigarette users are more at risk as their lungs have more receptors that the coronavirus needs to latch onto.
- A recent study found that smokers with Covid-19 are 14% more likely to end up in the hospital than non-smokers
Though anyone can contract the coronavirus, there are a few groups of people who are particularly prone to experiencing severe symptoms. It’s been widely documented, for example, that men over the age of 70 are at a greater risk of dying than anyone else.
Individuals with pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes and obesity are also more likely to experience severe coronavirus symptoms. And seeing as how the coronavirus can inflict a lot of damage on the lungs, it’s perhaps not surprising that a new study finds that smokers, especially life-long smokers, are more likely to get ill from the coronavirus than non-smokers.
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