The number of people who have developed a lung injury after vaping has hit 1080, the CDC reported on Thursday. In the past week, the number of confirmed and probable cases increased by 275.
The number of fatalities increased from 12 to 18. Additional deaths are under investigation. Health officials said that the epidemic is continuing at a brisk pace and doesn't show signs of slowing. Most, but not all, patients have used products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
"CDC recommends people refrain from using e-cigarettes and vaping products, particularly those containing THC ... particularly those bought off the street," said CDC principal deputy director Dr. Anne Schuchat.
In preliminary tests, concentrations of THC in affected patients' vaping products have been between 14% and 76%.
This an excellent presentation from the CDC: Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated withE-cigarette Product Use or Vaping
NEJM E-Cigarettes and Vaping-Related Disease Publications
Some CT chest examples on presentation:
Excellent post Guy - very informative and the slide deck (while wordy) is rich with good content on this topic. We could do this as a JC and listen to the webinar and then have internal discussion. Thx again for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAlien planets--or exoplanets--are distant worlds that are in orbit around stars far beyond our own Sun. Ever since the historic discovery of the first exoplanet a generation ago, literally thousands of others have been spotted by scientists on the hunt for such distant worlds. https://vaporizerbud.com/best-3-in-1-vape-pen/
ReplyDelete