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Vaping-Related Illnesses Beginning in the fall of 2019, there was a surge in vaping-related lung illnesses throughout the United States. Some patients had to go to intensive care units to avoid severe long-term damage to their lungs and cardiovascular systems. Hospitalizations lasted from a few days to several weeks. Typical symptoms of these cases included shortness of breath, a sudden fever, heavy coughs, diarrhea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, and chest pain. In the worst cases, victims developed serious heart or lung problems that resulted in coma or death. By February of 2020, more than 2,700 people had been hospitalized, and over sixty had died from vaping-related lung illnesses in the United States. Just what is causing all of these cases across the nation? Initially, medical researchers focused their attention on vaping liquids that contained the chemical THC, the active chemical compound in

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The Scope of this Epidemic