Cause of Vaping Illness Still Unknown as Number of Cases Surpass 2,000 and Death Toll Reaches 39
Photo: GettyHealth officials are still unsure of the cause of EVALI, the vaping-related lung illness, as the number of reported cases climbs to over 2,000.The Centers for Disease Controlsaid Thursdaythat there are now 2,051 cases of lung illness across 49 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 39 deaths. Alaska is the only state that has not had any cases of EVALI.The majority of vaping-related lung illnesses are coming from THC-containing products,the CDC said in a September report....