Related Topics. The FTA-ABS test is a blood test to detect antibodies to the bacteria Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis. This test is used to confirm whether a positive screening test for syphilis means there is a true infection. Reference from A.D.A.M.
Cigarette smoke is a mixture of over 4000 chemicals, many of which are harmful to the human body. Currently all tobacco products available that are smoked deliver substantial amounts of toxic chemicals to their users and those who breathe their smoke.
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals and poisons. More than 70 of them have been shown to cause cancer in human studies or lab tests. Some of the poisons and chemicals in cigarette smoke are: 1  carbon monoxide (found in your carâs exhaust)  ammonia (found in window cleaners)