More than 1000 have now been diagnosed with a string of mysterious lung illnesses tied to vaping. Here’s everything you need to know:
Once touted as a safer alternative to smoking, vaping has now been linked to lung illnesses that have landed hundreds of people in hospitals, killing several in recent months. Federal officials said Thursday afternoon that more than 1,000 people had been diagnosed with a vaping-related lung disease since March., whether marijuana or nicotine. Politicians have been passing laws banning e-cigarettes and other tobacco-related products.
Officials say the lung problems do not appear to be caused by an infection but are likely the result of vaping itself or of inhaling a chemical while vaping. The patients’ symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea and fever,The outbreak has hit young people particularly hard, with 81% of those sick younger than 35, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The median age of the patients who have died is about 50, officials say.
When health officials from Wisconsin and Illinois interviewed 86 people in their states who had become ill, almost everyone said he or she had acquired their THC cartridges illegally — either from friends, family members or drug dealers. Two-thirds said they had used the same brand. “This may be more complicated than we think in terms of more than one product being risky, more than one label on the product and more than one substance within the product,” said Anne Schuchat, the CDC’s principal deputy director, in a call with reporters last week.
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