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Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), [4] also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) [1] or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), [2] [a] is an umbrella term, [15] [16] used to describe lung diseases associated with the use of vaping products that can be severe and life-threatening. [3]
Glycerin was long thought to be a safe e-liquid additive. However, formaldehyde is a known product of propylene glycol and glycerol vapor degradation, [15] and may cause lung inflammation. [16] Lipid pneumonia is known to cause lung inflammation, with exogenous and endogenous factors that cause this disease. [citation needed]
Vaping causes bronchospasm. [93] Adolescents who vaped had a higher frequency of chronic bronchitis symptoms. [133] A 2015 review reported that the long-term effects regarding respiratory flow resistance were unknown. [90] A 2014 review concluded that e-cigarettes reduced lung function, but much less than traditional cigarettes. [134]
Popcorn Lung is a debilitating and irreversible respiratory disease which causes "scarring in tiny air sacs in the lungs that lead to excessive coughing and shortness of breath" similar to that ...
Cavanagh said the illness appears to be spreading in social settings like kennel cough does, such as boarding facilities and dog parks. In most cases, the onset of pneumonia in dogs can be treated ...
Symptoms of the illness include coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, nausea and vomiting.
Dr. John E. Parker was working at a West Virginia hospital in 2015 when a 31-year-old female patient was admitted with acute respiratory problems.
These bacteria have the potential to cause pneumonia or sepsis, which drastically increase the severity of the disease. These complications are evident in thoracic radiographic examinations. Findings will be mild in animals affected only by kennel cough, while those with complications may have evidence of segmental atelectasis (collapsed lung ...