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Biology
What you need to know about the virus that has a 70% mortality rate in India
To date, there is no vaccine to prevent or cure Nipah virus infection. The disease has a mortality rate of about 70%.
Life
Why is the mortality rate for Covid-19 virus in Iran so alarming?
The death rate for COVID-19 in Iran is 1 in 5 infected, while in China it is 1 in 50.
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High mortality rates due to abolition of speed control
The cancellation of the federal speed control law in 1995 led to a significant increase in traffic deaths and injuries.
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Mortality rate increased due to suicide support service.
Frieda Felger, 97 when she died, was one of many elderly people in Germany who chose suicide to end her life.
Environment
Asia increases the mortality rate due to air pollution
Air pollution in Asia, which has claimed at least 800,000 lives every year.
Environment
Mortality rate increases with temperature
According to researchers, climate changes will make summer hotter. This phenomenon will lead to higher mortality rates. Mercedes Medina-Ramón, of Harvard Medical School,…
Environment
Oil spill and climate change increase the mortality rate of seabirds in the UK
Scientists from Sheffied University in the UK announced that oil spills and climate change are the two main causes of increased mortality of British seabirds.
Medicine - Health
70% of people die from Ebola epidemic in West Africa
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) on October 14, the proportion of deaths due to Ebola virus infection in West Africa is up to 70%.
Medicine - Health
The Alzheimer's mortality rate in the United States is on par with cancer
The mortality rate from Alzheimer's disease is as high as the death rate from heart disease and cancer. This is the result of a new study of the Medical Center of Rush U…
Medicine - Health
Aspirin reduces the mortality rate of colorectal cancer
Patients with colorectal cancer who take one aspirin daily can reduce the risk of death.
Medicine - Health
Mortality rate on Mount Everest
A doctor warned that there were still people killed on Mount Everest, although there was a lot of technological progress and more understanding of the harsh environment…
Medicine - Health
Environmental pollution increases the infant mortality rate
In a study conducted in Los Angeles, associate professor Michelle Wilhelm and scientists at the University of California reported 19,664 infant deaths in the Los Angeles…