The actual loss of a leader is frequently fatal to a group, unless there was lengthy preparation for the transition.
But a cure for the frequently fatal disease - the hospital would play an important role in finding it - was still decades away.
This was a dreaded and frequently fatal disease that affected hundreds of people in this area.
It is transmitted by insects and is frequently fatal.
We are all in the midst of a "cultural illness" that is "frequently fatal."
Workshop accidents are a common occurrence, and they are frequently fatal.
When it clogs up the arteries on the heart, you have a heart attack which is frequently fatal.
One reason is the bad publicity aspirin received from its association with Reye's syndrome, a rare but frequently fatal disease.
It may be disfiguring and is frequently fatal.
The disease was more frequently fatal than it is today.