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tuberculosis

[too-bur-kyuh-loh-sis, tyoo-] / tʊˌbɜr kyəˈloʊ sɪs, tyʊ- /
NOUN
infection
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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

When Kafka died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 40, he was virtually unknown; by the late 1930s he was an international phenomenon, his surname a signifier of bureaucratic inhumanity and modern unease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

He died of tuberculosis in 1848 at 31.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

What might France's greatest playwright have written had he not died of tuberculosis in 1673?

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

I was groggy, but I concentrated on what he said: he had removed two liters of water from my chest and when the liquid was analyzed, a tuberculosis germ had been discovered.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela



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