About how many people were killed by gastrointestinal infections in 1900? in 2010? Why? 2. Which diseases are decreasing in prevalence from 1900 to 2010? Why do you think those diseases are becoming less of a problem in the United States?
About how many people were killed by gastrointestinal infections in 1900? in 2010? Why? 2. Which diseases are decreasing in prevalence from 1900 to 2010? Why do you think those diseases are becoming less of a problem in the United States?
Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN:9781451194524
Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
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Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting
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1. About how many people were killed by gastrointestinal infections in 1900? in 2010? Why?
2. Which diseases are decreasing in prevalence from 1900 to 2010? Why do you think those diseases are becoming less of a problem in the United States?
Transcribed Image Text:No. of Deaths/100,000
Comparison of the Top 10 Causes of Death in 1900 and 2010 in the U.S.
1100
Diphtheria, 40.3
Senility, 50.2
1000-
Cancer, 64.0
900-
Accidents, 72.3
Nephropathies, 88.6
800-
Cerebrovascular
Suicide, 12.2
Pneumonia or influenza, 16.2
Nephropathies, 16.3
Diabetes, 22.3
Ala
700-
disease, 106.9
Heart disease,
600-
137.4
imer's disease, 27.0
Accidents, 38.2
Cerebrovascular disease, 41.8
Noninfectious airways
diseases, 44.6
500-
Gastrointestinal
infections,
142.7
400-
Tuberculosis,
300-
Cancer,
185.9
194.4
200-
Pneumonia
or influenza,
202.2
Heart disease,
192.9
100-
0-
1900
2010
Source: The New England Journal of Medicine:
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1201534
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