Five hospitalized for possible vaping-related illness in Maryland

Reports of illnesses, were first at the end of and continue to mount. Federal authorities have not Five hospitalized for able to pinpoint the of the cases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that it’s looking into 153 possible cases of a mysterious lung disease that seems to be associated with e-cigarette use. The agency says it’s investigating the illness alongside 16 states where the cases were reported from June 28th to August 20th. The illness seems to start out gradually with symptoms that include difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, and / or chest pain. Some cases also involve mild to moderate gastrointestinal illness, including vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue. chest pain diarrhea No one has died of the still-unnamed illness. The CDC and impacted states haven’t identified a cause, but in all reported cases, affected people had used vapes. In multiple cases, these people also said they had recently used tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing products. THC is found in marijuana, so it could be possible that people are vaping weed products. The CDC has ruled out an infectious disease as the cause, but are still working to narrow down the possible cause and verify the cases.

The first person has died being hospitalized from what to First vaper reported be an unknown illness linked to vaping. 193 have been with similar between 28th and More than 100 today, where number e-cigarette users were hospitalized for doubled over last Right now, being hospitalized relatively young: between 17 and 38. Symptoms include being short breath or having difficulty diarrhea, though CDC officials it’s unlikely that a or bacteria is.