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Vaping, e-cigarettes linked to 215 cases of severe lung illness in 25 states, including Pa., N.J.

Healthy young adults are showing up in hospital emergency departments with symptoms consistent with pneumonia. Doctors say the culprit may be vaping.

FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. The CDC is investigating 215 cases of severe lung illness potentially related to vaping in 25 states.
FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. The CDC is investigating 215 cases of severe lung illness potentially related to vaping in 25 states.Read moreNam Y. Huh / AP