Excerpt from Consumption, What It Is and What to Do About It Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a germ or tiny plant called the tubercle bacillus. This germ enters the body usually by way of the mouth and goes to the lungs, or elsewhere and then grows and causes the disease tuberculosis. When the disease is in the lungs it is known as pulmonary tubercu losis, consumption, or phthisis. The germ may go to any part of the body and there cause disease. Pott's Disease or tuberculosis of the Spine or hump back; hip disease, ...
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Excerpt from Consumption, What It Is and What to Do About It Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a germ or tiny plant called the tubercle bacillus. This germ enters the body usually by way of the mouth and goes to the lungs, or elsewhere and then grows and causes the disease tuberculosis. When the disease is in the lungs it is known as pulmonary tubercu losis, consumption, or phthisis. The germ may go to any part of the body and there cause disease. Pott's Disease or tuberculosis of the Spine or hump back; hip disease, white swelling of the knee or ankle; lupus, tuberculosis of the Skin, scrofula, tu berculosis of glands, and tuberculosis of the spe cial organs, such as the eye, ear, nose, throat, kidneys, etc., are all manifestations of this disease. No matter where located, tuberculosis is always the same and due to the same cause. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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