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Disease was another leading cause of death, with rats and fleas being the common carriers of disease, specifically plagues, during this era. [9] The Black Death was a plague that affected much of the world, originating in Asia and spreading to Europe through diseased fleas and rats. This epidemic has been reported to have been the cause of ...
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Date of death Details Sir Francis Bacon: 9 April 1626: The English philosopher and statesman died of pneumonia after stuffing a chicken carcass with snow to learn whether it could preserve meat. [1] [2] [unreliable source?] Jörg Jenatsch: 24 January 1639: The Swiss political leader was assassinated by a person dressed in a bear costume ...
His condition required neurosurgery, but continued to worsen, and after a seizure led to apparent brain death, he was taken off life support two days later; the autopsy showed that part of his fractured skull had become lodged in his brain, causing an intracerebral hemorrhage. He was the first fan in Major League Baseball history to die of ...
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Vital statistics generally distinguish specific injuries and diseases as cause of death, from general categories like homicide, accident, and death by natural causes as manner of death. Both are listed in this category, as are both proximal and root causes of death. An injury that could be fatal is called major trauma; see also Category:Injuries.
The top causes of death remain “really common,” Dr. Asaf Bitton, an associate professor of medicine and health care policy at Harvard Medical School, tells Yahoo Life. “Heart disease and ...
That evening Randolph engaged the British warship and was engaged in a heavy exchange of fire with her when for some unknown cause, possibly a chance spark or more likely a stray cannon shot, ignited her magazine and Randolph exploded. 311 of her crew were lost; four survived.