The state's first vaping death comes amid more than 800 cases of the lung illness that have been reported across the country.
"Once the problem was recognized, states quickly ramped up surveillance and found current cases, but have also discovered cases that occurred before the August outbreak," Safranek said in a statement. The Nebraska death occurred in May, the state's health department said.reported that 12 people had died from vaping-related lung illnesses. Since then, two deaths have also been reported in Oregon and North Carolina.
In all cases of the illness, patients have reported a history of vaping — either THC, nicotine or something else — and many experienced a combination of similar symptoms that look like a form of pneumonia: coughing, trouble breathing, chest pain, extreme fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea. Patients often require mechanical assistance breathing, and some have been admitted to hospital intensive care units.vaping products in recent weeks as an effort to curb the number of illnesses and deaths.Follow
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