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developed countries die of communicable diseases- with notable exception of deaths associated
with influenza and pneumonia, septicaemia, and infection by HIV and AIDS.
In our society today, the largest numbers of death result from the long term wearing out of body
organs, a deterioration associated with aging, life-style, and environment. These set of chronic
conditions are called degenerative diseases.
4. Dying trajectories:
Different causes of death are typically associated with different patterns of dying trajectories.
Some dying trajectories involve a swift or almost instantaneous onset of death, while others last a
long time; some can be anticipated, others are ambiguous or unclear, and still others give no
advance warning.
Most communicable diseases are characterised by a relatively brief dying trajectory. The period
from the onset of the infection until its resolution, either in death or in recovery. By contrast,
dying trajectories associated with degenerative diseases are usually lengthier; sometimes much
lengthier.
5. Location of death:
Another feature in death related encounter is location of death. In 1949, 49.5% of all deaths in
our society occurred in some sort of healthcare institution. By 2007, more than 68% of all deaths
in the United States took place in an institution: nearly 44% in health care centre and 21% in
some sort of long term facility.
As time passed by the encounters with death changed and six factors related to it are given
below:
1. Rapid industrialization: an important factor that led to the decline in death rate.
2. Public health measures: another factor which has slowed down the death rate.
3. Preventive health care for individuals: a very important factor in reducing the death rate.
4. The rise of modern cure oriented medicine: a significant contributor in reducing the death rate.
5. The nature of contemporary families: a significant factor of how death is encountered.
6. Lifestyle: another factor that influences how death is encountered.
References
[1] http://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/social-care/living-death-anddying/content-section-1.2.3
[2] https://jigsaw.vitalsource.com/api/v0/books/9781133710578