SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019First death in US from
mysterious vaping illness
Almost 200 e-cigarette smokers in 22 US states have suffered respiratory issues (AFP)
MATT RICHTEL AND SHEILA KAPLAN
A patient has became the first to die of a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping, public health officials in
Illinois have announced.
The death occurred as doctors and hospitals across the US report an increasing number of vaping-related
respiratory illnesses this summer. A total of 193 cases have been reported in 22 states, including 22 cases in
Illinois, officials say.
They have been stumped by the cause. State investigators have not found a common link – other than
vaping in general – among the patients turning up in emergency rooms. Many patients have acknowledged