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what is the death rate?

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A number: It's the number of persons in a certain demographic (all kansans, all scleroderma patients) out of maybe 100, 000 that die during a particular time period, perhaps one year, or over a span of years.  For example, in 1800, the death rate for newborns was about 450 out of 1000 during the first five years.

Question 2

what was the cause of the black death?

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Plague: Yersinia pestis is the micro-organism that jumps from rats to humans and causes this deadly infection. The social causes had to do with crowding, and I'm told also to cats going out of fashion -- they're our friends as they kill off the rats that carry plague. Genetic archeology has identified the Yersinia subtypes causing each of the great plagues.

Question 3

is it true that elephantasis disease causes death?

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Elephantiasis: Elephantiasis is the common name for filariasis, or infection by tropical parasitic larvae transmitted by mosquitoes.  Filariasis is caused by nematodes (roundworms) that live in the lymphatics and subcutaneous tissues.  There are at least 3 different species.  It rarely causes death, but due to extreme swelling of body parts it causes much suffering ; disability. http://tinyurl.com/4mnoe.

Question 4

what's the death rattle?

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Death rattle: Is noisy breathing due to secretions in the throat. It is commonly seen in terminally ill people who cannot cough to clear their secretions. It can occur in anyone however who has pooled secretions in their throat and can't cough or has obstructed breathing. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

Question 5

can a toothache cause death?

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Not exactly: A toothache is essentially just a description for tooth related pain. What you may be referring to are the rare stories where a tooth infection causes death. In these cases it is generally a severe abscess of an infected tooth, resulting in swelling and a spreading of the infection to the body. This is rare, but still a risk. Another serious risk is swelling that can occlude your airway.

Question 6

i want to learn about death.

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Inevitable, meaning?: Broad subject for 400chars! life ends in different ways & at different times. Many scientific, personal & spiritual questions. We don't know what comes next, but can choose what we want our life to mean while we're here. More specific question?

Question 7

is death from covid-19 painful?

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Each person is : different. People could die from  respiratory failure, cardiovascular failure, renal failure, shock or  multiple organ failure.

Question 8

triangle of death real or fake???

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: The lay term "triangle of death" refers to an area of the face that has venous blood flow that leads into the brain. Infection that enters that venous blood can travel the route and infect the brain substance triggering a fatal infection. Such chance infections are rare with simple cosmetic manipulation of the facial skin. It would be a concern when manipulating local infected tissue.

Question 9

how can  choking to death happen?

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Airway blocked: You get a large chunk of food or other object stuck in the trachea (windpipe)  and no air can get into the lungs causing suffocation and ddeath.

Question 10

need to understand cause of death?

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Loss of: heart, brain and lung functions. All systems shut down. Adios.

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