tuberculosis
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Her tuberculosis killed her in 1923, at the age of 34.
Founded in 1882, the congregation then consisted almost entirely of tuberculosis patients, who came to Davos believing the mountain air might help them.
From Barron's
Her history of Kleenex tissues is a tour de force: We learn that the Kimberly-Clark Corp., which owns Kleenex, played on the fear that reusable handkerchiefs were essentially wads of tuberculosis germs.
She writes about public health institutions, cutting-edge scientific research, and prevention and patient care for heart disease, diabetes, Covid-19, HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases globally.
As for the suspected IS fighters in prisons, "a lot of them have been there for six to seven years. They are now sick, weak, suffering from tuberculosis", she said.
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