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tuberculosis

[too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-] / tʊˌbɜr kjəˈloʊ sɪs, tjʊ- /
NOUN
infection
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And Asian Americans have extremely elevated rates of certain diseases, including tuberculosis and hepatitis B.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Colorado health officials wanted to investigate a tuberculosis case at the Aurora ICE Processing Center near Denver, but have been refused entry and records.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

She shared how Martin was without parents from a young age and was "sent alone to a sanatorium in London for two years" after being diagnosed with tuberculosis.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Born in the Washington Heights area of New York City in 1926, Greenspan was rejected for military service in 1944 owing to early signs of tuberculosis, which ultimately became non-threatening.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

I recalled the bracero who everyone thought had tuberculosis.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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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