• Health: Nicotine-free electronic cigarettes are also harmful to health

A person has died with severe respiratory problems after having consumed electronic cigarettes in the US, where 193 cases of patients with similar symptoms who had previously vaped have been detected.

The Government Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pointed out that the specific cause of that death has not yet been established , but that many of the cases detected in severe respiratory patients had consumed products containing tetrahydrocannabinol -principal psychoactive component of marijuana.

"We have detected 193 potential cases, not all confirmed, of serious lung disease, associated with the use of electronic cigarettes in 22 states and a death in Illinois has been reported," said the acting deputy director for non-infectious diseases of the CDC, Ileana Arias, in a telephone press conference.

Although Arias stressed that the specific reason for this death and the cases of severe respiratory patients is still unknown, he said that "the available evidence suggests that the origin is not an infectious disease." "Although the cases seem similar, it is not clear if they have a common cause," said the head of the CDC.

Many of those affected are minors and young adults. Patients have presented symptoms such as breathing difficulties, apnea and chest pain before hospitalization. While some cases offered gastrointestinal problems such as vomiting and diarrhea.

According to the CDC, many of the patients, including the deceased in Illinois, have recognized that they had recently consumed tetrahydrocannabinol - the main psychoactive component of marijuana. Arias said that, although the cases seem similar, they have not been linked to a specific product or manufacturer.

On Wednesday, the CDC said they had detected more than 149 possible cases of serious lung diseases associated with electronic cigarettes.

Those cases were found between June 28 and August 20 in fifteen states, such as California, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Utah, Wisconsin, Michigan and Connecticut.

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