A sixth person has died from vaping-related illness, this time in Kansas
Health officials in Kansas on Tuesday confirmed the death of a female resident, the sixth person to die in the U.S. from the severe respiratory illness beingThe woman was over 50 with a history of health problems. However, doctors say it's clear vaping was the cause for her rapid deterioration.
"She had some underlying medical illnesses, but nothing that would have foretold the fact that within a week after starting using e-cigarettes for the first time, she developed full-blown acute respiratory distress syndrome and died," Dr. Lee Norman, secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, told NBC News.
"It's a reminder that older people with pre-existing illnesses are probably going to have worse clinical outcomes if they do develop problems with vaping," Norman said. The Kansas woman had been one of six cases either confirmed or under investigation in that state. It's a number Norman predicts will grow.in Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Minnesota and California.
State health departments were aware of at least 478 confirmed or suspected cases by Tuesday afternoon, a jump from 450 cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week.
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