Just to calm the fear of the general public, I pulled these statistics directly from the CDC website. As of 10/20/2014, there has been 1 confirmed death in the US due to Ebola. Seems like we should promote exercise, less sugar intake, respiratory improvement, and flu transmission. •Number of deaths: 2,515,458 •Death rate: 807.3 deaths per 100,000 population •Life expectancy: 78.7 years •Infant Mortality rate: 6.07 deaths per 1,000 live births Number of deaths for leading causes of death: •Heart disease: 596,577 •Cancer: 576,691 •Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 142,943 •Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 128,932 •Accidents (unintentional injuries): 126,438 •Alzheimers disease: 84,974 •Diabetes: 73,831 •Influenza and Pneumonia: 53,826 •Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 45,591 •Intentional self-harm (suicide): 39,518
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:35:24 +0000
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