INDIANAPOLIS — Federal health officials say 11 Indiana residents with a history of vaping have been stricken with severe respiratory illnesses.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tracked 94 cases of the illnesses in 14 states since June. The agency says some patients grew so ill they needed a ventilator to help them breathe, but improved when treated with steroids.

Many of those affected nationally have been youths and young adults but in Indiana the cases have been among  adults.

All of the patients reported having used e-cigarettes in the weeks or months before falling ill.

 

 

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