The CDC last week said the mysterious lung disease has sickened 530 people. Nine people have died. Officials are seeing 'more and more cases' every day, a CDC official told lawmakers Tuesday.
"Hundreds" of new cases of a vaping-related lung disease have been reported over the past week.The mysterious lung disease has already sickened 530 people and killed nine.
Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy secretary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Sub-Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, September 24, 2019 in Washington, DC.WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Hundreds" of new cases of a vaping-related lung disease have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — just in the past week, a top agency official told Congress on Tuesday.530 people so far.
Health officials have linked the illness to vaping, though they are still trying to identify the exact cause. Most patients reported using THC, the compound in marijuana that produces a high. But many patients also used nicotine, the addictive chemical in cigarettes. Some used nicotine alone.
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