Infants who breathe second-hand smoke have a greater chance of dying from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as crib death. More than three times as many infants die from second-hand smoke-related SIDS as from child abuse or homicide. Children who are exposed to second-hand smoke have double the risk of getting bronchitis and pneumonia. They also get more ear infections and suffer more from chronic coughing, wheezing and breathlessness.