The seventh person dies of a lung disease associated with spraying

A Californian person died from a lung disease associated with spraying, which has now killed at least seven people and sickened hundreds of others, California health officials said Monday. .

The patient died of "complications related to the use of electronic cigarettes," according to a press release issued by the Tulare County Health and Social Services Agency in central California. No identification information was provided on the patient.

"It is with sadness that we report the death of a resident of Tulare County suspected of being linked to serious pulmonary lesions associated with vaping," said Karen Haught, health officer. County of Tulare, in a statement.

The last victim brings to seven the number of victims of the mysterious disease. Doctors say it sounds like lipoid pneumonia, a particular type of pneumonia that occurs when oil enters the lungs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating 380 confirmed and probable cases.

Kansas health officials last week announced the death of a man over 50 years old and suffering from underlying health problems, but many cases have occurred in otherwise healthy young people . Of the 53 patients studied in Illinois and Wisconsin, the median age was 19, writes officials in a New England Journal of Medicine report last week.

In many cases, patients sprayed both nicotine and THC, the marijuana compound that produces many complicated efforts to identify a culprit. Nevertheless, the epidemic has intensified vape control and prompted lawmakers to call for stricter regulation of e-cigarettes.

President Donald Trump said last week that his administration would go ahead to sweep the market for flavored electronic cigarettes, an initiative that would redefine the sector.