If ozone is inhaled, it can react with compounds that are found in the body and can cause harm to the lungs. If a person inhales a small amount of ozone, it can cause side effects such as coughing, shortness of breath, chest pains and irritation of the throat. If a person already suffers from some sort of respiratory disease, the exposure to ozone can make that disease worsen and cause the symptoms of it to become more severe. When even the healthiest people breathe in ozone, it can cause respiratory problems such as shortness of breath. If someone is performing a physical activity or exercising and ozone is breathed in, it is even more likely to cause harm to his or her respiratory system. When a small exposure to ozone is experienced, it is easy to recover from these effects but if there is a longer and stronger exposure to ozone, it is more likely to cause damage to the respiratory system that cannot be repaired. Sometimes the manufacturers of ozone generators try to downplay its adverse effects on people. Manufacturers of these home air purifiers may use words to suggest that ozone is a healthy type of oxygen that is safe to breathe. However, ozone is proven by the EPA's research to be a toxic gas that has properties that are vastly different from oxygen. There are many federal agencies that take the side effects of ozone seriously and have recommendations and health standards in order to limit the exposure that people may have to it.

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