Following the second documented death in a spate of vaping-related illnesses across the U.S., Michigan has become the first state to ban flavored e-cigaretes.
The person, who has not been identified, died in July and reportedly used vaping products withOregon health officials say the person had symptoms similar those of more than 200 other cases of respiratory illness potentially linked to vaping.
"We don’t yet know the exact cause of these illnesses -- whether they’re caused by contaminants, ingredients in the liquid or something else, such as the device itself," Ann Thomas, MD, public health physician at OHA’s Public Health Division, says in a statement.
Cases of serious lung illness potentially caused by vaping -- primarily in teens -- have been cropping up around the nation.
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