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fatality

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


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Global health authorities quickly sought to contain the spread of the virus that carries a high fatality rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

There is no proven cure for Ebola, with the average fatality rate is around 50%, according to the WHO.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

For example, when patients with the similarly deadly Ebola are treated in Europe or the United States, "the fatality rate is zero," he said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The Andes virus is distinct among hantaviruses for several reasons: It has a long incubation period of one week to eight weeks, it has a higher-than-normal fatality rate and it can be transmitted between humans.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

“You have an instant fatality that leaves no marks on the skeletal remains. Unfortunately, the soft tissues that would show us what happened have decomposed in the past hundred years.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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