Yadav Sankalp, Rawal Gautam
General Duty Medical Officer-II, Department of Medicine & TB, Chest Clinic Moti Nagar, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi, India.
Attending Consultant, Department of Respiratory Intensive Care, Max Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
J Transl Int Med. 2018 Dec 31;6(4):173-175. doi: 10.1515/jtim-2016-0013. eCollection 2018 Dec.
The waterpipe tobacco smoking is an ancient form of smoking that is present in the society since centuries. The majority of consumers of this exotic activity are still unaware of the serious consequences that this type of smoking has on the health of the smoker. The paucity of data related to the prevalence and extent of this habit in the society is still not available. In this present short review, the authors try to highlight this serious health issue and suggest preventive measures.
水烟吸食是一种古老的吸烟形式，几个世纪以来一直存在于社会中。参与这种奇特活动的大多数消费者仍然没有意识到这种吸烟方式对吸烟者健康的严重后果。目前社会上关于这种习惯的流行程度和范围的数据仍然匮乏。在这篇简短的综述中，作者试图强调这一严重的健康问题并提出预防措施。
