While Guinea worm disease does not usually result in death, it is associated with incapacitating pain and secondary bacterial infections.

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Russian special forces stormed the building after releasing an incapacitating gas, and more than 100 of the hostages died, most from the gas.

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On returning to his barracks, Mallory, who was riding a motorbike, hit a pillar at the entrance to his camp and crushed the same foot, incapacitating himself for the rest of the year.

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Together the two men embark on a scheme that involves incapacitating the ship's skipper, changing the vessel's identity at sea, and sailing from San Francisco to Panama City to the west African coast in search of a port where, in return for cash, no questions are asked.

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