1 The firearm suicide rate (6.3 per 100,000 people) is higher than the firearm homicide rate and has come down less sharply. 2  The number of gun suicide deaths (19,392 in 2010) outnumbered gun homicides, as has been true since at least 1981. The firearm homicide rate also is more than five times as high for males of all ages (6.2 deaths per 100,000 people) as it is for females (1.1 deaths per 100,000 people). 2  By age group, 69% of gun homicide victims in 2010 were ages 18 to 40, an age range that was 31% of the population that year.
This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Abscess in our database from various sources. 1  Actinomycetales infection - organ abscesses. 2  Actinomycosis - abscess formation. 3  Bacteremia - abscesses.  Bacterial appendicitis - Abscess 1  formation. Bacterial infection.
Abscess - Causes. Most abscesses are caused by an infection with staphylococcal bacteria. When bacteria enter the body, the immune system sends white blood cells to fight the infection. This causes swelling (inflammation) at the site of infection and the death of nearby tissue. A cavity is created, which fills with pus to form an abscess.