fatal
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The child had been infected as an infant when they were too young to be vaccinated, and years later developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a fatal disease that targets the brain.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
Plus, the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after Iran talks fall apart, and a chatbot relationship proves fatal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
But there is no need to linger over this fatal flaw.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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