Diseases caused by vaping: the lawyers sound the alarm about the dangers of vaping on Capitol Hill

The governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, announced Tuesday a four month vaping ban after declaring a public health emergency. At a hearing at Capitol Hill, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they expect hundreds of additional cases of vaping-related illnesses to be announced this week.

A mother told Congress Tuesday of the near-death experience of her daughter after she was vaping.

"I will never forget to watch her cry that she literally could not breathe without excruciating pain because she was filled with fluids for intravenous infusion, antibiotics, steroids, anti-cancer drugs pain and a diuretic to flush the fluid out of his very inflamed lungs, "said Ruby Johnson. .

His 18-year-old daughter, Piper, is one of 530 people in 38 states with a mysterious disease linked to apathy. Piper has recovered, but nine people have died so far.

No specific product has yet been identified as the cause of life-long pulmonary lesions. With half of the cases occurring in people under 25, the alarm bells sound from classrooms at Capitol Hill where Anne Schuchat of the CDC testified.

"We hope that the severity of the disease, including death, will hold the attention.But there are many conflicting messages," said Schuchat, in response to a question from MP Rashida Tlaib.

Dr. David O 'Dell, of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said that vaping had changed the way physicians work.

"While we are learning more and more about the short-term and potential long-term dangers of vaping and using the electronic cigarette, it's now a question I regularly ask patients "said O & # 39; Dell.

Right now, the CDC is calling people to consider refraining from vaping. But a member of Congress said Tuesday that he was too weak and that the government should simply say that vaping can cause death.