Bushfire smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres. Doctors are warning even healthy people could develop serious illnesses, because of the smoke haze that’s blanketed parts of the country, including some of our major cities, for weeks on end. With the bushfire season far from over, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has warned prolonged exposure to toxic smoke is affecting the health of thousands of people. In a statement released late last week, AMA president Tony Bartone described the length and density of smoke exposure as "a new, and possibly fatal, health risk" most of us have never faced. "With denser smoke haze and longer periods that people endure smoke inhalation, there is a much higher risk that previously healthy people will face developing serious illness," Dr Bartone said. “The length and density of smoke exposure is a new and possibly fatal health risk that many people within our community […]