Sentences with phrase «high fatality rate»

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).

Texas had the third - highest fatality rate in the country for motorcyclists, behind California and Florida.

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.

For reasons not fully understood, some breeds — most notably the Rottweiler — have a much higher fatality rate than other breeds.

According to the World Health Organization, older adults who live at home face disproportionally high fatality rates during natural disasters as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina where 71 per cent of the deaths resulting from that disaster involved people over 60 years of age.

«In July, we started hearing reports of outbreaks with very high fatality rates,» recalls Mark Papania, a measles expert at CDC who is advising the government.

Puppies contracting parvovirus and distemper suffer high fatality rates.

Canine distemper's high fatality rate makes vaccination essential.

Pedestrian males tend to be struck more often than females, and the elderly have a significantly higher fatality rate than children do.

Statistically, some car, truck and motor vehicle accidents have higher fatality rates in the United States and in Rhode Island than others.

In fact there are a number of beaches around the world that are known for high fatality rates and serious injuries, including (but not limited to):

For reasons not fully understood, some breeds, notably the Rottweiler, have a much higher fatality rate than other breeds.

The H5N1 strain that swept through Asia showed a limited — but alarming — ability to cross over to humans, with a high fatality rate among those infected.

The researchers plan to further test the drugs against Ebola, which has a high fatality rate and no known cure.

Developing nations tend to have higher fatality rates, experts say (although reporting is less comprehensive, so no numbers are shown).

This is due in part to the fact that, in the past, the disease's high fatality rate has meant there haven't been many survivors.

«We have a disease with a high fatality rate without any proven treatment or vaccine,» WHO assistant director - general Marie - Paule Kieny said.

«MERS is a growing global concern given its high fatality rate,» said MHRP Director Col. Nelson Michael.

Both diseases have high fatality rates (around 3 to 4 of every 10 patients reported with MERS have died) and like Ebola, there is no vaccine or cure for MERS.

Why are we prescribing a method (diets), that has no scientific proof to work and can cause a mental health condition with the highest fatality rate?

Remember, eating disorders have the highest fatality rate of any mental illness.

Although not always understood, eating disorders have the highest fatality rate of all mental illnesses.

The IIHS also found 2005 - 08 model year Cobalts had the highest fatality rate in the small 4 door car class, with 117 deaths per million registered years compared to its class average of 71.

Rollovers have a higher fatality rate than other kinds of crashes.

The authors used a nationally representative sample of police - reported crashes in the United States to show that, after accounting for crash severity, front - seat occupants in vehicles with airbags had higher fatality rates than those in vehicles without airbags.

Side impact tests as a crash test for vehicle safety are also very important since side impact accidents in vehicles result in a high fatality rate.

It is considered one of the more serious canine diseases because of its high fatality rate.

Distemper is a disease that is highly fatal in cats untreated, and even with treatment, unless it is caught early, has a high fatality rate.

This is a serious medical condition with a high fatality rate that can kill in as little as an hour!

HGE is highly treatable, but left untreated it has a high fatality rate.

Explaining such a high fatality rate is a challenge and one of the issues being studied is the public response to the warnings given by the National Weather Service.

Only two other industries have a higher fatality rate than construction: mining and agriculture.

This is a higher fatality rate than any other vehicle type.

Rollovers can be extremely dangerous, and they have a higher fatality rate than other types of crashes according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

In addition to the lengthier motorcycle season in Florida, some attribute the high fatality rate to the lack of a universal helmet law in the state.

They have a much higher fatality rate than car or truck accidents and they often result in far more catastrophic injuries and damages.

Often brought on by a skull fracture, these types of brain injuries are usually considered more - dangerous than subdural hematomas on account of its high fatality rates (as high as 20 percent).

Due to the high fatality rate associated with sepsis, it's imperative that medical professionals treat this as a matter of urgency.

Western Australian coast beaches, which hold the 2011 record for the highest fatality rate due to shark attacks.

There have been cases reported where a person has some sort of inoperable tumor, rare cancer, or even a disease which little is known about with a high fatality rate, yet they've made a recovery and live a long life.

Even if you're not required to purchase flood insurance, you may want to buy coverage as Texas consistently has some of the highest fatality rates and property damage costs due to flooding.

Mississippi possesses one of the highest fatality rates in the country as well.