(WSIL) � The number of breathing illnesses reported among people who vape is growing. Health officials are now looking into more than 150 possible cases in 16 states.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (), 153 possible cases of of severe lung illness associated with e-cigarette product use were reported by 16 states including Illinois (CA, CT, FL, IL, IN, IA, MN, MI, NC, NJ, NM, NY, PA, TX, UT, and WI) from June 28, 2019, to August 20, 2019.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has asked the CDC for  investigating the illnesses.
Officials on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has joined the CDC and states investigating reports from the last two months.
All the illnesses were in teens or adults who had used an electronic cigarette or some other kind of vaping device. Doctors say the illnesses resemble an inhalation injury, with the lungs apparently reacting to a caustic substance. So far infectious diseases have been ruled out.
No single vaping product or compound has been linked to all of the cases, and officials said it’s not clear if there’s a common cause. No deaths have been reported.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
