what a load of shit. Im a smoker so i which this was true but it isn't.


-smoking damages the lungs and can make smokers more susceptible to TB infection;

-smoking harms the body's immune system, meaning smokers are less able to combat TB infection; and

-smoking reduces the effectiveness of TB treatment which can lead to longer periods of infection and/or more severe forms of the disease.

-If cigarette smokers breathe in TB bacteria, they may be up to three times more likely to develop latent TB infection than non-smokers. The risk of infection also increases the more you smoke and the longer you have been smoking.