E-cigarette user died of respiratory illness One person died Investigation related to August 24, 11:39
In the United States, after using “electronic cigarettes” and hospitalized for respiratory illness, and one person died, the CDC = Disease Control Center is investigating the relationship between illness and electronic cigarettes.
Electronic cigarettes are made by evaporating and sucking liquids containing nicotine and scented components, and are spreading around the world mainly by young people as being "safer than conventional cigarettes."
On the 23rd in the United States, Illinois health authorities revealed that 22 people were treated at the hospital for respiratory illness after using e-cigarettes a week last week, and one of them died. did.
In response, CDC has issued an urgent statement that it is investigating the relationship between disease and electronic cigarettes.
According to the CDC, from June 28 until now, 193 people who used electronic cigarettes in 22 states in the United States have been treated at hospitals complaining of severe coughing and chest pain. Since the frequency and duration of e-cigarette use has not been clarified, we will work closely with state health authorities in the future.
In the United States, many states use it because it can be purchased from the age of 18, and there are statistics that 1 out of 5 high school students use it, and experts have pointed out the effects on health and development.