Three people have died of a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping as cases skyrocket
Federal officials announced today that over 450 people across 33 states and the US Virgin Islands have come down with a deadly lung illness that has been linked to e-cigarette use. That more than doubles the total number of reported cases nationwide — last week, the total stood at 215 possible cases in 25 states.
Officials in Indiana also announced today that a person in their state has died of the disease, bringing the nationwide death toll from the illness to three. The outbreak of the mysterious lung disease is one of two ongoing public health investigations related to e-cigarettes. In addition to trying to uncover the cause of the lung disease, the Food and Drug Administration is also collecting reports on possible seizures related to e-cigarette use.
The exact cause of the illness remains unknown, but investigators think that it is likely related to a chemical exposure, instead of an infectious agent. The New York State Department of Health announced yesterday that a chemical called vitamin E acetate had become “a key focus” of their investigation, and had been found in “nearly all cannabiscontaining samples” that the state had tested.
ByMary Beth Griggs. The Verge, Sept. 6, 2019.
Available at: https://www.theverge. com/2019/9/6/20853122/cdc-vaping-death-vape-ecigarette-disease-lung-illness. Accessed on: Sept. 14, 2019. (Extract).
Em seu artigo, Mary Beth Griggs argumenta que as severas complicações pulmonares decorrentes do uso de cigarros eletrônicos podem estar relacionadas
