fatal 致命

fatal
繁：致命
简：致命

藥劑業指可能成為治療沙士藥物的蛋白酶抑制劑 Kaletra，與數種常用的心臟病藥物、抗敏感藥、治療便秘藥及安眠藥等相沖，同時服用後可引起致命副作用，藥劑業提醒服用這些藥物的人士要記錄藥物名稱，尤要記下藥物的學名，萬一染上沙士時必須讓醫護人士知道，避免一同服用。

沙士藥與心臟藥相沖可致命（2003年9月22日）。蘋果日報，取自 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20030922/3552672

The Sars death toll is rising, and it is always stated with an additional remark about the proportion of fatal cases with underlying chronic disease. Yet it takes no more than general wisdom to understand that pre-existing chronic illnesses predispose patients of serious acute disease to more complications and higher mortality.

HOW THE OLD BECAME SCAPEGOATS IN THE SARS EPIDEMIC. (2003, May 13). South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/article/415320/how-old-became-scapegoats-sars-epidemic