Composição química do fumo para narguilé e seus efeitos na saúde: uma revisão

Abstract

Smoking is an act that still affects 8 million people in the world and that is why it is a topic that must be widely disseminated every day. Serious health damages can occur both in those who smoke, in people unintentionally exposed to smoke and those who grow the tobacco plant. The users of hookah, a type of device used to smoke a tobacco derivative known as a maassel, not see it as a health hazard. However, the scientific data published until today they report that their consumption can cause various types of cancers, cardiorespiratory diseases, tuberculosis among other diseases. And these are caused by the more than 8,000 compounds already identified, such as nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile aldehydes, among others. Microorganisms such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter aerogenes, which are mostly pathogenic, are also responsible for causing various diseases related to hookah. In this review, what is most relevant and pertinent about the chemical compounds and the adverse effects of the consumption of this type of tobacco was presented, which proved to be sufficient for the adoption of more adequate measures for its control and limitation.