THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS CONFIRMING A SECOND VAPING RELATED DEATH IN ILLINOIS.
A SECOND PERSON HAS DIED FROM WHAT OFFICIALS CALL “SEVERE LUNG INJURY.” PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gozi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAYS THEY STILL DON’T KNOW THE EXACT CAUSE.
EZIKE SAYS IN MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE CASES IN ILLINOIS, THE PERSON VAPED A T-H-C PRODUCT. THE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING 41 ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE CASES.
SYMPTOMS OF THIS SEVERE LUNG INJURY INCLUDE COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND FATIGUE. MANY ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.