KOMPAS.com – When someone dies, body it usually rots. decay occurs because the cells begin to break down and accompanied by bacteria that attack the body.
But how long does it take for the body to decompose completely?
Processes decomposition it begins within minutes of death, although there are variables such as ambient temperature, soil acidity, and coffin material that can affect how long it takes for a person’s body to decompose.
However, reported by Live scienceOn Tuesday (3/1/2023) Daniel Westcott, director of the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University, explained that the average body buried in a coffin usually begins to deteriorate within a year.
But, decay dead body these can take up to a decade to fully decompose to leave a skeleton.
Meanwhile, a body buried without a coffin has no protection from insects and other elements. This causes the body to become a skeleton within five years.
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The process of decomposition or decomposition of the corpse occurs directly. Once the death occurs and the oxygenated blood stops flowing it will cause the cells to die which is called autolysis.
In this process the cell releases enzymes that break down the cell itself as well as carbohydrates and proteins.
The decomposition or decomposition of organic matter without oxygen by bacteria, fungi, or other organisms can cause the body’s skin to turn green approximately 18 hours after death.
This occurs simultaneously because the bacteria in the stomach multiply rapidly, creating gas that causes bloating and bad smell.
Decomposition accelerates when the body is in a warm environment, which is why human remains are often stored in refrigerators until ready for burial.
During the swelling stage in the process decomposition of the human body Also, the skin may become loose and blisters or special patterns may form (marbling), in which greenish-black veins can be seen through the skin approximately 24 to 48 hours after death.
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Once swollen and in a process known as black decay, the organs and tissues of the body soften and life forms such as insects and microns will feed on the remaining soft tissue, leaving behind skeletal remains.
Decomposition it slows markedly in this stage, and it can take years or decades for the skeletal remains to disintegrate.
To delay decomposition, body preservation can be performed, for example by injecting formalin into the body. Chemicals that function as preservatives block the activity of bacteria that harm the body.
Bodies using this conservation procedure will only decay 5-10 years. By then, the tissue was gone and only the bones remained.
But there are also several factors that influence it, one of which is the quality of the conservation process.
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Another factor is the decomposition of the human body
In addition, there are other factors that affect the decomposition of the human body when they die, but not many people think about them.
Outdoors, obese people break down faster at first but then slow down than other people in the later process because the worms prefer muscle tissue over fat.
Chemotherapy and antibiotics used before death can also have a major impact on decomposition because they kill some of the bacteria involved in the process.
The lining of the coffin can also have an influence on the rate of decomposition. Some materials absorb fluid from the body and can dry it out.
Meanwhile, if the material retains moisture, the body can be immersed in its own fluids and decompose more quickly.
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