Death & Dying

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In 1850 through the early 1900’s the most common causes of death included infectious diseases (i.e., epidemics, pneumonia, influenza, TB, dysentery and cholera), accidents, and accidents (10 leading causes of death, 2010).  There were no antibiotics and many areas had not yet heard of sterilization – for example, during the Civil War, field surgeons went from soldier to soldier doing amputations without cleaning instruments between surgeries. 

Using the following link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, review the top 10 causes of death in 2016 and provide your observations on how and why they have changed over the years.  Here is the link to the leading causes of death with data from 2016 -  https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm