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It appears that this coronavirus leads to pneumonia and other second complications, which is what actually kills you. In theory, it is possible that because a

It appears that this coronavirus leads to pneumonia and other second complications, which is what actually kills you. In theory, it is possible that because a lot of people smoke or vape in China, that they have reduced lung functionality. So when the coronavirus proceeds to the pneumonia stage, that your unhealthy lungs will have a more difficult time fighting off the infection. Then the virus proceeds to attacking your other organs, and they start failing. And from this, you die. The moral of the story: Kids don’t smoke or vape. It might not immediately kill you, but it will increase your chances of dying if you catch the flu, or if your health complications turns into pneumonia and leads to other internal failures. Again: This is only a theory.

Alex3917 7y ago
> In theory, it is possible that because a lot of people smoke or vape in China, that they have reduce lung functionality. Smokers have more ACE2 receptors, which is what this virus targets. As they get closer to death and their blood oxygen levels drop, I have no doubt that having damaged lungs doesn't help their chances, but the reason smokers are more at risk goes beyond this.
- eindiran 7y ago
  Source? Because this suggests the opposite: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpregu.00099.2018 https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpregu.0009... "The literature presented in this review strongly suggests that nicotine alters the homeostasis of the RAS by ... downregulating the compensatory ACE2/ANG-(1–7)/Mas receptor axis." "In primary cultures of neurons and glial cells isolated from brainstem and hypothalamus of 1-day-old rats, nicotine treatment resulted in increased expression of AT 1 R but decreased expression of ACE2."
davidw 7y ago
I got a case of walking pneumonia from the regular old flu last year. I don't smoke, exercise regularly, and am in my 40ies, and had a flu shot. Smoking certainly doesn't help, but these things can hit anyone.

Alex3917 7y ago

> In theory, it is possible that because a lot of people smoke or vape in China, that they have reduce lung functionality. Smokers have more ACE2 receptors, which is what this virus targets. As they get closer to death and their blood oxygen levels drop, I have no doubt that having damaged lungs doesn't help their chances, but the reason smokers are more at risk goes beyond this.

eindiran 7y ago
Source? Because this suggests the opposite: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpregu.00099.2018 https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajpregu.0009... "The literature presented in this review strongly suggests that nicotine alters the homeostasis of the RAS by ... downregulating the compensatory ACE2/ANG-(1–7)/Mas receptor axis." "In primary cultures of neurons and glial cells isolated from brainstem and hypothalamus of 1-day-old rats, nicotine treatment resulted in increased expression of AT 1 R but decreased expression of ACE2."

davidw 7y ago

I got a case of walking pneumonia from the regular old flu last year. I don't smoke, exercise regularly, and am in my 40ies, and had a flu shot. Smoking certainly doesn't help, but these things can hit anyone.