pulmonary tuberculosis

What Was Dying Of Consumption?

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What Was Dying Of Consumption? Tuberculosis, also known as consumption, is a disease caused by bacteria that usually attacks the lungs, and at the turn of the 20th century, the leading cause of death in the United States. What was consumption in the 1800s? TB was commonly called “consumption” in the 1800s even after Schonlein

Can I Travel With Tuberculosis?

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Can I Travel With Tuberculosis? 1. People with infectious or potentially infectious TB should postpone all travel by commercial air transportation1 of any flight duration until they become non-infectious. Do I need TB test to enter US? Travelers who anticipate possible prolonged exposure to persons with TB (for example, those who expect to come in