fatal
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Despite the uptick in rattlesnake bites, a fatal rattlesnake bite is a rare occurrence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
She said this was one of two great success stories of the pandemic - the other being the use of a cheap and a readily-available steroid drug called dexamethasone to prevent fatal lung damage.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The Oslo patient, who had been living with HIV since 2006, was diagnosed with a fatal blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome in 2017.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Alzheimer’s is fatal and there is no cure.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Most of Alcante’s family has or had extrapulmonary TB, which is much harder to detect until it begins to spread, and then it can be fatal.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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