The number of vaping-related lung injury cases has jumped to 1,080 and deaths to 18, but the specific causes of the illnesses are still not clear, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
The latest CDC figures coincide with a new Mayo Clinic study that says “toxic chemical fumes,” not oils, may be to blame for vaping-related illnesses.
The CDC report, from 48 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands as of Tuesday, represented a significant increase from last week’s total of 805 vaping-related lung cases and 12 deaths.
Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the CDC, said the number of cases are increasing at a “brisk pace” and involve “really serious injuries.”
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