tuberculous

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Diseases like the Spanish flu and tuberculous raced through the overcrowded schools.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

Disease, particularly tuberculous and the Spanish flu epidemic that followed World War I, swept through the overcrowded dorms.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

Chapin suffered from two afflictions: tuberculous throat and a thirst for gambling.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nor do Sinologists believe that his tuberculous heir apparent, Defense Minister and Vice Chairman Lin Piao, 65, has died.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is obvious, however, that other factors than the virus are necessary, for not every one exposed to the reception of tubercular bacilli becomes tuberculous.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various