Doctors say vaping could make coronavirus worse for young people医生说电子烟会使年轻人感染冠状病毒的情况更加严重US doctors are reportedly eyeing vaping as a possible factor in the alarming number of hospitalizations among young adults diagnosed with COVID-19.

据报道，美国医生认为吸电子烟可能是导致青少年中COVID-19患者数量惊人的一个原因。

Medical experts began floating the theory last week after the US Centers for Disease Control reported that up to 20% of people hospitalized with the virus were between ages 20 and 44.

上周，美国疾病控制中心(US Centers for Disease Control)报告说，因感染病毒而住院的患者中，年龄在20岁至44岁之间的人占了20%，此后医学专家开始传播这一理论。

When someone’s lungs are exposed to flu or other infections the adverse effects of smoking or vaping are much more serious than among people who do not smoke or vape,” Stanton Glantz, a professor and director of the Center for Tobacco Research Control & Education at University of California San Francisco, wrote in a blog post.

加州大学旧金山分校烟草研究控制与教育中心的教授兼主任斯坦顿·格兰茨在一篇博客文章中写道：当一个人的肺部受到流感或其他感染时，吸烟或吸烟者的不良影响要比不吸烟或不吸烟者严重得多。

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Glantz said vaping can hinder the nasal cavity’s ability to ward off disease by damaging the microscopic hairs, or cilia, in the upper airway, he told CNN.

格兰兹告诉美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)说，电子烟会破坏鼻腔上呼吸道的纤毛，从而阻碍鼻腔抵御疾病的能力。

Some of my [colleagues] have noted people under 30 ending up in hospitals and a couple were vapors,” Glantz said, noting a link has not been confirmed.

格兰茨说：我的一些[同事]注意到30岁以下的人最终被送进医院，有一部分是吸烟者。

”他指出，这一联系尚未得到证实。

In China, smokers were 14 times more likely to develop severe cases of COVID-19 than those who did not smoke, according to a February study published in the Chinese Medical Journal.

中国医学杂志　2月份发表的一项研究显示，在中国，吸烟者患COVID-19重症病例的几率是不吸烟者的14倍。

Glantz said it’s not too late for smokers to help their lungs fight the virus.

格兰茨说，现在对吸烟者来说帮助他们的肺对抗病毒还为时不晚。

At a time when people are looking to reduce risk, it’s very sensible to stop insulting your lungs,” Glantz said.

格兰茨说：在人们希望降低风险的时候，请明智的选择停止侵害你的肺。

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