Recently, the safety of e-cigarettes has attracted extensive attention in many countries. At present, there are many kinds of e-cigarettes, and liquid e-cigarettes are the most important one. They have a longer development history and more users, especially in Europe and America.
Following the recent cases of lung disease and even death of consumers using liquid e-cigarettes in the United States, South Korea has also seen suspected cases of lung disease caused by liquid e-cigarettes. On the 23rd, the South Korean government said it would speed up research to decide whether to completely ban the sale of liquid e-cigarettes, and suggested that people should stop using related products immediately.
Park Ling Ho, Minister of health and welfare of South Korea, said that recently, many cases of lung diseases broke out in the United States due to the use of e-cigarettes, which posed a serious threat to public health.
Park Linghou also said that relevant departments will complete a study on harmful substances in liquid e-cigarettes in November, investigate the health risks caused by the use of the product, and decide whether to completely ban the sale of liquid e-cigarettes in the first half of next year.
On the 14th of this month, the South Korean Department of disease management received the first case of suspected use of liquid electronic cigarette causing cough, dyspnea and other pulmonary symptoms. The patient continued to use liquid e-cigarettes in the last 6 months. At present, after treatment, the patient's condition has improved.
Since the beginning of this year, the Korean government has been brewing a number of anti-smoking measures. On the one hand, it has restricted the advertising of tobacco companies, on the other hand, it has stipulated that warning pictures and words that smoking is harmful to health must be printed on electronic cigarette sets, and retailers are prohibited from selling electronic cigarettes to minors. These measures are expected to be officially implemented from next year.
What are the symptoms of lung diseases caused by e-cigarettes?
1. Patients will show a variety of respiratory symptoms, including cough, poor breathing and chest pain. 2. Many patients also have digestive system symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and nausea.
3. In addition, symptoms such as fever, fatigue and weight loss also occur from time to time. 4. The patient's symptoms may deteriorate rapidly within a few days or develop slowly within a few weeks. The number of white blood cells in most patients will increase, which is a reflection of the 'high alert' state of the human immune system.