Candida auris — a multidrug - resistant fungus with high fatality rates — was first isolated only in 2009, from an ear canal specimen in Japan (auris being the Latin word for ear). (broadinstitute.org)
In autos, the blinders began to come off in the mid-1950s, when physicians suggested that vehicle design was as much to blame for high fatality rates as bad drivers. (scientificamerican.com)
For reasons not fully understood, some breeds — most notably the Rottweiler — have a much higher fatality rate than other breeds. (thedrakecenter.com)