tuberculosis
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People in Mongbwalu are used to outbreaks of tuberculosis and malaria, the initial symptoms of which are similar to those of Ebola, but both of which are much more treatable.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
A government hospital insisted it was tuberculosis, although silicosis can also make people more susceptible to TB.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
He died of tuberculosis in 1848 at 31.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Geumseong's escape to South Korea had been difficult and dangerous and, at one point, he collapsed with what was believed to be tuberculosis.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The principal recorded killers were smallpox, influenza, measles, typhoid, typhus, chicken pox, whooping cough, tuberculosis, and syphilis.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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