fatal

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Yvonne Ford, 59, died four months after contracting the fatal disease when she was scratched by a puppy in Morocco in February 2025.

From BBC

The letter, written in February, said: "In the NHS, fatal harm means at the time of reporting, the patient, in this case Jack, has died and the incident may have contributed to the death."

From BBC

The disease is always fatal once symptoms have presented.

From BBC

Boosters argue that even with its fatal flaw, California’s law advanced such bans nationally in a pivotal moment last September.

From Los Angeles Times

The infection is fatal in up to half of cases, and in some patients, a diagnosis carries an almost certain risk of death.

From Science Daily