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Aggravates asthmafic conditions ~ ~ <br /> Asthma 2-5 million children under 18 are afflicted with asthma..~ETS affects 20% of them to some <br /> degree; significantly aggravates symptoms of 10%a -EPA i <br /> Impairs blood circulation <br /> Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Children: ' <br /> Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is responsible for between 150,000 and 300,000 serious <br /> <br /> ' respiratory ailments each yeaz in young children, especially • <br /> "'`infants;'-=(Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and other Disorders; US <br /> `EPA Report,' Dec. 92) (RHEPS, EPA) • ' <br /> Between 7,500 and 15,000 cases of respiratory ailments caused by ETS are serious enough for the <br /> child to be hospitalized. RHEPS,EPA) <br /> Exposure to E~ Exacerbates asthmatic symptoms in approximately 20% of the country's 2-5 <br /> million asthmatic children. Children in households where there are smokers aze more likely to <br /> become asthmatic. (RHEPS,EPA) <br /> There, is a possible link between ETS and sudden infant death syndrome (*SIDS) A number of studies <br /> show "strong evidence" that infants whose mothers smoke have an increased risk of dying and that <br /> exposure to ETS might be a contributing factor. <br /> Children of smokers have a greater change of developing <br /> colds <br /> bronchitis and pneumonia, especially during the first two yeazs of life <br /> chronic coughs; especially as children get older <br /> Eaz infections <br /> reduced lung function <br /> Asthma 2-5 million children under 18 are afflicted with asthma.. ETS affects 20%a of them <br /> to some degree, significantly aggravates symptoms of 10% EPA <br /> " As with adults, the more smoke a child is exposed to, the more that child's risk is increased." - <br /> Surg Gen-The smoke around you <br /> 60% of adolescents who smoke less than six cigazettes a day feel they can't cut down--Hon Staz <br /> . Bulletin, <br /> <br />