U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 34, cases of
illness to 1,604
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[October 25, 2019]
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials on
Thursday reported 1,604 confirmed and probable cases and one new death
from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total
toll to 34.
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 Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported
1,479 cases and 33 deaths from the illness and announced plans to
start testing aerosols from vaping products as part of its
investigation.
The deaths have occurred in 24 states, as of Oct. 22, among people
whose ages ranged from 17 to 75 years.
Investigators have not linked the cases to any specific product or
compound, but have pointed to vaping oils containing THC, the
psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, as being especially risky.
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The agency has said there may be multiple reasons behind the
outbreak and that the cause of the illness may not be the same
across the country.
(Reporting by Manas Mishra and Saumya Sibi Joseph in Bengaluru;
Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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