tuberculosis

Example Sentences

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Hunger-related diseases such as rickets, scurvy, and tuberculosis were widespread, and in the cities, death from starvation was becoming a daily occurrence.

From Literature

Most historians, however, contend that he died of tuberculosis.

From Literature

That dream began in childhood when he was treated for tuberculosis contracted in the refugee camp in Pakistan.

From New York Times

They could not say whether maternal mortality was increasing or decreasing, or how many people were being infected with malaria, or how fast tuberculosis was spreading.

From New York Times

“Almost every medical expert and pathologist that I have talked to said there is absolutely no question Poe had tuberculosis,” Dawidziak said.

From Washington Post