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jho37

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on: Jul 12, 2018
Cardiovascular disease
 
  A) occurs in nearly 25 percent of African Americans.
  B) causes nearly 25 percent more deaths each year than it did a decade ago.
  C) is second only to cancer as a leading cause of death among Americans.
  D) has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for nearly 100 years.

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be a contributing cause of congestive heart failure?
 
  A) rheumatic fever
  B) radiation or chemotherapy
  C) reaction to a tetanus vaccination
  D) pneumonia


milbourne11

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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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