Don't overlook infectious diseases in ICD-9 chapters other than Chapter I.
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D002423:Cause of Death; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality*; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000401:mortality*