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BIOS 260 HOMEWORK: CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

For homework this week, you need to go to the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and find the answers to the questions below.

Part of the purpose of this assignment is to get you used to searching through websites to find the information you are looking for. You will have to do a little digging to find the info below, but it is all there.

Please type in your answers on this form and drop in the drop-box. (Please, do not just copy whole sections of the CDC website – be specific in your answers!)

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1. How many people died in fires in the most recent year for which the CDC has statistics? What is the leading cause of fire-related deaths? What is the major cause of residential fires? In 2010, fire departments responded to 384,000 home fires in the United States, which claimed the lives of 2,640. People Cooking is the primary cause of residential fires. Smoking is the leading cause of fire-related deaths

2. How many people are bitten by dogs each year? How many people die from dog bites each year? What is the most common age for people to get dog bites?

4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year. The rate of dog bite–related injuries is highest for those ages 5 to 9 years, and children are more likely than adults to receive medical attention for dog bites than adults.

About 16 die a year.

3. Of all the people who died by poisoning in the US in the last reported year, what percent of poisonings were intentional, and what percent were accidental? 36,500 drug poisoning deaths in 2008, more than 40% (14,800) involved opioid analgesics. For about one-third (12,400) of the drug poisoning deaths, the type of drug(s) involved was specified on the death certificate but it was not an opioid analgesic. The remaining 25% involved drugs,

4. Can getting...