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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]
As of 3 December 2019, the CDC is only reporting hospitalized vaping-associated lung illness cases and vaping-associated lung illness deaths, regardless of hospitalization status. [2] As of 15 October 2019, the CDC has reported on 1,358 people with data on age and gender: 70% of people are male. [2]
An outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) began in 2019 [150] among users of illegal, unregulated cannabis vaping products, [149] almost exclusively in the United States. [151]
The CDC is investigating a severe lung disease called EVALI in those who use e-cigarette devices. There have been dozens of deaths and more than 2,700 hospitalizations associated with the outbreak.
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 ...
Federal health officials said vitamin E acetate is a common factor in lung fluid samples from more than 25 patients who have suffered lung injuries after vaping. Vaping-Related Lung Disease And ...
Various organizations, [84] including the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), have expressed concern that e-cigarette use could increase the prevalence of ...
More deaths are expected from vaping-related lung illnesses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More deaths expected from vaping lung illnesses, CDC says Skip to main ...