Editing Putrefaction (section)

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Age at time of death: Stillborn fetuses and infants putrefy slowly due to their sterility. Otherwise, however, younger people generally putrefy more quickly than older people.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Condition of the body: A body with a greater fat percentage and less lean body mass will have a faster rate of putrefaction, as fat retains more heat and it carries a larger amount of fluid in the tissues.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://forensicpathologyonline.com/e-book/post-mortem-changes/putrefaction|title=Putrefaction|last=Rao|first=Dinesh|date=2013|website=Dr. Dinesh Rao's Forensic Pathology|publisher=forensicpathologyonline.com|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>

Cause of death: The cause of death has a direct relationship to putrefaction speed, with bodies that died from acute violence or accident generally putrefying slower than those that died from infectious diseases. Certain poisons, such as [[potassium cyanide]] or [[strychnine]], may also delay putrefaction, while chronic alcoholism and cocaine use will speed it.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

External injuries: Antemortem or postmortem injuries can speed putrefaction as injured areas can be more susceptible to invasion by bacteria.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}