It can refer to the fatality rate â the number of deaths per number of cases â or it can mean the number of deaths in total caused by a disease. What's more, diseases can take a different toll in different parts of the world. In low-and middle-income countries, only limited medical care may be available, if that. This will raise the fatality rate for many infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis, malaria and infectious diarrhea.
Although you may still occasionally hear remarks such as âradon is a hoax!â or âsome radon is good for you,â there is no scientific doubt that exposure to high radon levels can cause lung cancer.lthough you may still occasionally hear remarks such as âradon is a hoax!â or âsome radon is good for you,â there is no scientific doubt that exposure to high radon levels can cause lung cancer.
Radon gas is radioactive, and as a gas, it is much more dangerous than a liquid or solid because it is airborne and can be inspired. If you breathe in radon and it undergoes r â¦ adioactive decay inside your lungs, there will be some heavy biological damage.adon is dangerous because it is a highly radioactive gas. Inhaling  it is known to cause lung cancer. You cannot see it, feel it, smell  it or taste it.