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At what point do cigarettes increase the severity of covid-19? i am not an active smoker, but last year (because of the crowd i was hanging around) i smoked about 20 last spring, 7 on one night. could my lung have healed from that after a year?

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Avoid smoke: The inflammation caused by smoke exposure may increase the likelihood of a lower respiratory viral infection. Avoid smoke exposure, but the duration since smoking lessens the likelihood that the airway is still inflamed.

Answered 3/1/2021

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