translated from Spanish: There are already more than 500 cases of mysterious vaping disease in the United States

At least 530 people in the US have developed a mysterious vaping lung disease, according to food and drug administration (FDA) research cited thursday locals.
According to The Washington Post, the FDA launched an investigation into the use of e-cigarettes parallel to the public health agency led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
However, the cause of the disease, of which 38 US states, is currently unknown. The reported cases had as a antemeante of e-cigarette use or vaping, according to officials.
The newspaper report noted that the initial data showed that many people had a history of e-cigarette use with products such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of marijuana.
Others, the Post adds, said they had used both nicotine and THC, some only nicotine, while some admitted to turning to the black market or illicit THC products.
According to the journal, experts in the marijuana industry have warned that substances are used on the black market to thicken THC oil, including a derivative known as vitamin E acetate.
However, researchers have not identified any product or substance as the underlying responsible for the disease, although they suspect some form of chemical exposure.
The director of the FDA’s Tobacco Products Center, Mitch Zeller, clarified, quoted by the Post, that the investigation seeks to pursue the “supply chain” and not consumers, while being alarmed by the use of “THC-containing products.”
On 6 September, the US authorities reported the deaths of five people – three of them on the same day – as a result of e-cigarettes.
This week, California health officials reported that deaths have increased to seven.
According to the CDC, nicotine in both regular and electronic cigarettes is addictive.
Other ingredients in the liquid of these cigarettes include ultrafine particles that can reach the lungs, flavoring compounds such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to serious lung diseases, and heavy metals such as nickel, tin and lead.

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