
Infant Deaths - Age range: zero (0) to two (2 years).==* If the infant died of a specific cause, please add to that project .* If there isn't a known cause of death listed, please utilize this discussion: Cause of Death Projects needed??? The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality . The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths that occur for ever...
If Leukemia was the primary cause of death, please add them to this project== Tags: Leukemia, cause of death, blood cancer, blood disease, abnormal white blood cells, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Leukemia (American English) or leukaemia (British English) /luːˈkiːmiːə/ is a group of ca...
Lymphoma is any of a group of blood cell tumors that develop from lymphatic cells. The name often refers to just the cancerous ones rather than all such tumors. Symptoms may include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, drenching sweats, weight loss, itching, and feeling tired. The enlarged lymph nodes are usually painless. The sweats are most common at night.There are dozens of subtypes of lymphomas. T...
=Cancer= ==Please only add Geni profiles for those who died of cancer to this "umbrella" project if the more specific form of cancer is not known . If it "is" known but not currently a Geni project - start one or leave a message in the Cause of Death Projects needed??? discussion.== In 2015, there will be an estimated 1,658,370 new cancer cases diagnosed and 589,430 cancer deaths in the US. ===...
Tuberculosis , MTB , or TB (short for tubercle bacillus), in the past also called phthisis , phthisis pulmonalis , or consumption , is a widespread, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB ...
Suicide Suicide (self inflicted harm) is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. If possible, please add Geni profiles to one of the method projects, and/or to one of the cause projects, both listed below; or SEE: Cause of Death Projects needed? if not listed. If the method is NOT KNOWN, then add to this "umbrella" project. Suicide is often carried out as a result of despair...
Maternal death is defined as "The death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes." From Wikipedia Maternal death The world mortality rate has declined 45% since 1990, but still 800 wom...
Killed in action (KIA ) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own combatants at the hands of hostile forces. NATO definition: a battle casualty as when a combatant is killed outright or who dies as a result of wounds or other injuries before reaching a medical treatment facility or help from fellow soldiers. The United States Department of...
From America's Top Killing Machine For the better part of a century, the machine most likely to kill an American has been the automobile.Car crashes killed 33,561 people in 2012, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Firearms killed 32,251 people in the United States in 2011, the most recent year for which the Centers ...
Assassination is the murder of a prominent person, often but not always a political leader or ruler, usually for political reasons or payment.An assassination may be prompted by religious, political, or military motives; it is an act that may be done for financial gain, to avenge a grievance, from a desire to acquire fame or notoriety, or because of a military, security or insurgent group's com...
Encephalitis== Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis with meningitis is known as meningoencephalitis. Symptoms include headache, fever, confusion, drowsiness, and fatigue. Further symptoms include seizures or convulsions, tremors, hallucinations, stroke, and memory problems. * In 2013, encephalitis was estimated to have resulted in 77,000 deaths, down from 92,000 in 1990.==...
Please add ALL children who “Died Young” (or similar) or are OVER 2 years to this project.==* If the cause of death is known & there is a project for it, please be sure to add the child that cause also, i.e. an infection, accident, etc. * If there isn't a project for the cause of death listed, please utilize this discussion: Cause of Death Projects needed??? ===If the child was UNDER 2 years pl...
Please add Geni profiles for our drowned ones to this project. Additional demographic data is especially appreciated as added resources.==Drowning==From Wikipedia Drowning is defined as respiratory impairment from being in or under a liquid. It is further classified by outcome into: death , ongoing health problems and no ongoing health problems . Using the term "near drowning" to refer to those...
Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) , commonly known as a heart attack , occurs when blood flow stops to part of the heart causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. Often it is in the center or left side of the chest and lasts for more than a few minutes. The di...
Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident (CVA), cerebrovascular insult (CVI), or brain attack, is when poor blood flow to the brain results in cell death.=== * There are two main types of stroke: ischemic , due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic due to bleeding. They result in part of the brain not functioning properly. ** An ischemic stroke is typically caused by blockage of a blood ...
Liver Failure Definitions: Liver failure occurs when large parts of the liver become damaged beyond repair and the liver is no longer able to function. Located in the upper right portion of the abdomen, the liver and gallbladder are interconnected by ducts known as the biliary tract, which drains into the first segment of the small intestine (the duodenum). Although the liver and gallbladder pa...
From : infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation. Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid , is a symptomatic bacterial infection due to Salmonella typhi. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe and usually begin six to thirty days after exposure. Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several days. Weakness,...
==Plane Crash== Please add Geni profiles of those who died in an aviation or aviation related accident to this project. The first fatal aviation accident was the crash of a Rozière balloon near Wimereux, France, on June 15, 1785, killing its inventor Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier as well as the other occupant, Pierre Romain. The first involving a powered aircraft was the crash of a Wright Mod...
Portal to Geni Project dedicated to medically related projects NO PROFILES please - Add profiles to the projects listed below instead This is an entree to indexed medically related projects on genealogy Geni, please add yours. Feel free to add headings, sub projects & resources. Please add Related projects & tags as needed. If you don’t find a heading that fits or you have a question of...
Please add the profiles of those who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire or were associated with it. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers – 123 women and 23 men – who died from the fir...
Accidental death Please add Geni profiles to specific projects dedicated to that cause of death: see "related projects" and the "causes" section. If none suit, consider starting a project (or See: Cause of Death Projects needed??? discussion. If not, then add the profile to this umbrella project. Accidental Death: As the term would suggest the death of an individual by means other th...
Bilious fever - was a medical diagnosis of fever associated with excessive bile or bilirubin in the blood stream and tissues, causing jaundice (a yellow color in the skin or sclera of the eye). The most common cause was malaria. Viral hepatitis and bacterial infections of the blood stream (sepsis) may have caused a few of the deaths reported as bilious fever.The term is obsolete and no longer u...
This project is for people who died of a high fever, not otherwise specified.== Return to Cause of death portal
Pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. It is usually caused by infection with viruses or bacteria and less commonly other microorganisms, certain drugs and other conditions such as autoimmune diseases. Typical signs and symptoms include a cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. Bacterial p...
Please add profiles of those who died from Nephritis. If the cause of death was Bright’s disease, please add them to: Bright’s / Kidney Disease/Failure project. Nephritis is inflammation of the kidneys and may involve the glomeruli, tubules, or interstitial tissue surrounding the glomeruli and tubules. Acute nephritis has several causes, and it can ultimately lead to kidney failure if it’s left...