As for internal causes of death brought on by the exertions of sex, they're often painful.
According to the State Department, the fainting was caused by dehydration, brought on by a stomach virus.
His other causes include political polarization, brought on by Vietnam and worsened by the abortion debate; the sexual revolution; "ever-growing wealth"; and a "global perspective," which, in introducing Christians to other faiths, undermined their convictions.
The cause was viral pneumonia brought on by chickenpox, said Andy Winer, a spokesman for the Democratic Party of Hawaii.
The cause was heart disease brought on by the diet drug known as fen-phen, said Everett Yancey, her son.
The cause was kidney failure brought on by complications of a stroke, said Gertrude Stein, an art dealer and longtime friend.
A family friend, however, said that the actual cause was blood poisoning, brought on by intravenous drug use, adding that "everybody down here knew what was going on".
In a report released Monday, the coroner, Tom Pawlowski, ruled that the death of the athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvili, could not be attributed to one cause, but that it was brought on by a "convergence of several factors," including the track's high speed, its technical challenges and Kumaritashvili's relative inexperience with the track at Whistler Sliding Centre.
The cause was an intestinal infection brought on by a bout of diverticulitis, according to Ms. Lange's husband, Charles Hollerith Jr.
