The doctor named the disease, which is indicated by "smoker's cough"

General practitioner Nadezhda Chernyshova said that "smoker's cough" may indicate the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

In conversation with aif.ru On Tuesday, March 25, the specialist noted that the first signs of the disease include cough with sputum and shortness of breath.

"Many people consider this to be a harmless consequence of smoking. However, this is the first call to the development of a serious illness," Chernyshova warned.

According to the doctor, COPD can develop due to working with dust or other harmful particles in the air. Malnutrition and vitamin C deficiency can also lead to such consequences.

The specialist advised patients with this diagnosis to quit smoking, and this should be done at any stage of the disease. Also, a person should move a lot, do physical labor, and, of course, receive adequate treatment and follow the doctor's recommendations.

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On March 24, Mikhail Efremov's lawyer, Yuri Padalko, announced that the actor would be released from prison on April 9. According to him, Yefremov was diagnosed with COPD, so he will go for treatment immediately after his release, writes NSN. According to him, it is difficult for him to breathe, pulmonologists came, but in the conditions of the Federal Penitentiary Service there is no base for assistance, the website clarifies. kp.ru . He added that the lack of attention to obstructive pulmonary disease is fraught with very disastrous consequences. Life.ru .

Earlier that day, the court granted a request for the parole of Mikhail Yefremov, convicted of a fatal road accident in Moscow in 2020, RT reports. Efremov drove an SUV into oncoming traffic and crashed into a van driven by courier Sergei Zakharov, who died in hospital from his injuries, notes 360.ru .