First death reported from mystery vaping-related illness
Almost 200 cases of the disease have been reported in the past two months: CDC
26th August 2019
By Kemal Atlay
The first death related to an outbreak of a severe lung disease among people using e-cigarette (vaping) devices has been reported in the US.
The death of an adult patient in Illinois, confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), comes amid a spate of vaping-related illnesses that have baffled health authorities.
The CDC announced last week that 193 cases of the vaping-related illness had been reported across 22 US states between 28 June and 20 August, and that it was working with state health departments to determine