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Consumption was actually tuberculosis. "Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus), in the past also called phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, or consu
by jobposter1234 12y ago
Consumption was actually tuberculosis.
"Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus), in the past also called phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, or consumption, is a widespread, and in many cases fatal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis