Malaria,diarrhea,and typhoid- water-related diseases that are not fatal in First World countries- cause half of the child deaths in Yemen.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

Ayala discovered that parasites were responsible for Chagas, an often fatal disease afflicting millions of people in the Americas.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

Until that day in 2008 do, when he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal bone cancer, Bruce Feiler had been living a seemingly charmed life.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

These genes are involved in a number of inherited metabolic disorders, including Tay Sachs, a rare,incurable and usually fatal disease that causes the destruction of nerve cells in young children.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

At Sydney's Royal North Shore hospital a video linkup has allowed doctors from Vietnam and Japan to present case studies and to share their experiences in dealing with a potentially fatal illness.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

The company says it is unaware of any accidents or injuries as a result of the flaw, but news reports link the defect to several accidents in the U.S, some with fatal results.

VOA: standard.2010.01.28