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tuberculosis

[too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-] / tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ- /
NOUN
infection
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More than 3.7 million people died from illnesses related to obesity or being overweight globally in 2021 -- more than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV combined, according to the World Health Organization.

From Barron's

The research is based off data on how aid in the past has reduced deaths, especially in preventable areas such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

From Barron's

With its descriptions of cattle with tuberculosis being slaughtered and workers with other diseases handling meat, “The Jungle” sparked an outcry about unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meat industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smith was a sickly child, contracting bronchial pneumonia, tuberculosis, German measles, mumps and chicken pox which kept her in "periods of lengthy bed rest".

From BBC

Scientists have created a promising new compound that could mark a major step forward in the global effort to control tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease.

From Science Daily