The threat of Influenza A (H1N1) is back in Kerala, with a case being reported from Alappuzha. Smokers are all the more vulnerable to this potent virus as it delays immune responses.
The relatively new strain of the virus A (H1N1), which rose to pandemic proportions in 2009, spreads among humans through coughing or sneezing of people infected with the virus.
Kerala, where a state wide alert was sounded recently on H1N1 infection, has a sizeable smoking population. According to the figures of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2009-10), 13.4 per cent of adults smoke cigarettes or bidis in Kerala.
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