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tuberculosis

[too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-] / tʊˌbɜr kjəˈloʊ sɪs, tjʊ- /
NOUN
infection
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For ICE, medical conditions that had the highest number of claims included screenings for tuberculosis and other diseases and treatment for hypertension, chest pain and type 2 diabetes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It contains testing kits for tuberculosis, cooled storage for vaccines, and ultrasound for pregnant women.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

"Early reports linked smoking to infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, followed by cardiovascular disease, stroke and lung cancer," A/Prof Sitas says.

From Science Daily Jun. 21, 2026

She insists that their protest is peaceful before stating their demands, which include medicine for prisoners who have tuberculosis.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Joe’s mother, Sylvia, had tuberculosis; suddenly she died, leaving the old man heartbroken on top of everything else.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

We have a pseudo-bacillosis of a strepto bacillar origin, not to mention the "professional" tuberculoses, such as that to which persons are exposed who have to breathe the fumes of charcoal.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz

Now it has at last been understood that there are slight tuberculoses, curable, but tremendously frequent.

From A Psychiatric Milestone Bloomingdale Hospital Centenary, 1821-1921 by New York Hospital. Society



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