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fatality

[fey-tal-i-tee, fuh-] / feɪˈtæl ɪ ti, fə- /


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The fatality rate of the virus, commonly cited as around 40 percent, could also be quite different outside of rural areas of Argentina where there may be little health infrastructure, Flahault added.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

This year's first confirmed fatality, reportedly a 55-year-old woman, was discovered on April 21 in Iwate prefecture in northern Japan, according to the environment ministry.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Found in Argentina and Chile, the Andes strain is unique among hantaviruses in that it can be spread between humans and has a high fatality rate of about 35%.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

And the fatality rate is a sizeable multiple of the national average.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Did we repeat the experiment, we should instead inoculate in the leg, which, being further removed from the pneumatic, electrico-aetherial, and hydraulico- vascular machinery, is less likely to lead to internal corrosion and fatality, viz.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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