Officials have yet to identify the cause for the outbreak, which dates back to late March, and are pursuing multiple lines of investigation. Eighteen people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while more than a thousand others have suffered probable lung injuries linked to vaping. https://t.co/cycKWPn413 — Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) October 4, 2019The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 18 deaths in 15 states had now been positively linked to vaping, along with 1,080 cases of injury -- a jump of 275 since last week. The CDC attributed the sharp increase to a combination of new patients becoming ill in the past two weeks and recent reporting of previously identified patients. Among a group of 578 patients interviewed on substances they had used, 78% reported using tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) with or without nicotine products; 37% reported exclusive use of THC products, and 17% said they had only used nicotine-containing products.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2019 13:18 UTC