The World Health Organization says alcohol abuse is the third leading cause of death and disability in the world.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

Malaria causes a million deaths per year, and schistosomiasis, which is a parasitic disease, is unfortunately a common cause of death in the world.

疟疾每年造成一百万死亡,而血吸虫病,这是一种寄生虫病,不幸的是,它是世界上很常见的死因

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Spotted fever in purples for example, which we call measles, was a significant cause of death as was the plague, which we don't have anymore, thank goodness.

拿紫色斑疹热作为例子,我们也把这种病称作麻疹,它是导致死亡的主要原因,就好像瘟疫,而现在不会再这样了,感谢上帝

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.06.08

However, I think I will share with you that the cause of his death was in fact, related to his research here, even though it was a little more tangled up.

并没有杀死他,但我告诉你们,他的死，和他的研究有很大关系。

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We talked last week about a new report on preterm births the leading cause of death in newborn babies worldwide.

VOA: special.2009.10.26

Health experts say cancer will become the leading cause of death in the world by the year 2010.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

"By two thousand and twenty, C.O.P.D.will likely be the third leading cause of death across the world."

VOA: special.2009.06.23

They expect that by two thousand ten, cancer will become the world's leading cause of death.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

The researchers looked at records that listed "medication errors" as the main cause of death.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

They did not give the cause of death. Sergei Tretyakov was fifty-three years old.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

AIDS is the leading cause of death in women age fifteen to forty-four.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

It is the leading cause of death among young children.

VOA: special.2010.03.29

Prematurity is the leading cause of death in newborn babies.

VOA: special.2009.10.19

Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of death.

VOA: special.2009.07.15

Tobacco use is a top cause of death worldwide.

VOA: special.2010.05.31

Strokes are a major cause of death and disability.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

Experts said the cause of death is unknown.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

Falls are a leading cause of death for older adults and also a major reason they enter a nursing home.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Tuberculosis was listed as the cause of death.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

He was forty years old. Over the years,historians and medical experts have tried to explain the cause of Poe's death.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

The World Health Organization says mosquitoes carry organisms that cause disease and death for millions of people throughout the world.

VOA: special.2009.05.26

The agency says rape and domestic violence are a major cause of disability and death among women ages fifteen to forty four.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

Twelve thousand parts per million of the gas will cause death in one to three minutes.

VOA: special.2010.02.02

Killings by animals are the second largest cause of bird death in the United States.

VOA: special.2011.05.24

Experts say smoking is the leading cause of preventable death.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

While medical examiners have not yet released the cause of his death, Munganga wonders if it might be linked somehow to Jackson's many plastic surgeries.

VOA: standard.2009.06.28