“…In adults, SHS has been associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma exacerbation and reproductive effects in women such as low birth weight infants 4,5 . Children exposed to SHS are particularly vulnerable, being put at risk for developing rhinitis, eye irritation, middle ear infection, increased respiratory symptoms such as cough, chest discomfort, wheezing, lower respiratory infections and sudden infant death syndrome 6,7 .…”