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The Forgotten Plague focuses on deadliest killer in human history, tuberculosis

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Gail Dever

At least one of my ancestors died from consumption, and I suspect you may have an ancestor or two who died of this same disease, eventually called tuberculosis. The name consumption came from the emaciation as the fever built and … Continue reading →

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