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Editors Note: Up to 1604 cases and 34 deaths. These numbers will not go up much faster now due to the voluntary nature of the reports and the routine nature of the cases now according to a pharmacist who follows this issue. See CDC Report, below.
CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are investigating a national outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). calendar alt icon Updated February 25, 2020, at 1:00 PM EST CDC, FDA, and state health authorities have made progress in identifying the cause of EVALI.
E-cigarette Use, or Vaping, Practices and Characteristics Among Persons with Associated Lung Injury — Utah, April–October 2019
“The cause or causes of this outbreak is currently unknown (2); however, the predominant use among patients of e-cigarette, or vaping, products with prefilled THC-containing cartridges suggests that the substances in these products or the way in which they are heated and aerosolized play an important role in the outbreak. At present, persons should not use e-cigarette, or vaping, products that contain THC. In addition, because the specific cause or causes of lung injury are not yet known and while the investigation continues, persons should consider refraining from use of all e-cigarette, or vaping, products.”
On October 11, 2019, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release. David A. Siegel, MD 1; Tara C. Jatlaoui, MD 1; Emily H. Koumans, MD 1; Emily A. Kiernan, DO 2 ,3; Mark Layer, MD 3 ,4; Jordan E. Cates, PhD 5 ,6; Anne Kimball, MD 6 ,7; David N.
CDC Advises Doctors on Vaping Crisis
Dr. Schuchat said those cases highlight
the importance of follow-up for patients who have been treated for
vaping-related illnesses. The C.D.C. says they should see doctors no
later than a week or two after leaving the hospital, and some may need referrals for counseling for marijuana use disorder, a form of dependence.
Health officials say the flu season may complicate diagnosis of the lung damage from vaping, masking symptoms. As illnesses and deaths linked to vaping continue to rise, health experts on Friday updated their advice to doctors on how best to recognize symptoms and treat patients, and warned that the start of the flu season would make it harder to arrive at the right diagnosis.
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