lethal disease

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lethal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.θəl/us
/ˈliː.θəl/
able to cause or causing death; ...
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disease
noun
uk
/dɪˈziːz/us
/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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Serial adaptation is required to producelethaldiseasein rodents because isolates obtained from fatal primate infections rarely produce severe illness in rodents on initial exposure.
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Other strains may causelethaldisease.
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But should not this highly infectious andlethaldiseasebe notifiable?
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Acinar adenocarcinoma of the lung is a highlylethaldisease.
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Moreover, dengue is unique in that sequential infections with different serotypes increase the risk of developing severe and potentiallylethaldisease.
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It is considered to be alethaldisease, and usually leads to death within a few hours of birth.
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Primarily for the administration of the distinct, it was also the base for the control of the tsetse fly and its associatedlethaldiseasetrypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).
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When it comes to research into lethal diseases, time is not only money, it is human lives.
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Cancer still remains a mainlylethaldisease.
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It is extremely dangerous and can cause serious disfigurement and lethal diseases, including cancer of the mouth.
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They are also of enormous practical importance to the millions of users of everyday products and thousands of victims, present and future, of painful and lethal diseases.
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Its polluted waters also seeped underground, contaminating the groundwater and causing lethal diseases.
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This is also vital in the healthcare sector as lack of communication may result in misdiagnosis and mistreatment of potentially infectious or lethal diseases. iv.
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Apparently, head lice infestations might have been beneficial for humans by fostering an immune response that helps to reduce the threat of body louse borne lethal diseases.
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