Even brief e-cigarette use can cause lasting lung damage and weaken defenses against respiratory viruses, study suggests

Brief e-cigarette use causes lasting lung damage and weakens viral defenses, study finds

A National Jewish Health study published in JCI Insight found that just days of e-cigarette vapor exposure can injure delicate lung tissue and increase vulnerability to viral infections. Researchers studied human lung epithelial and endothelial cells along with precision-cut human lung tissue.