Read full poem →I am sorry for him.
The doctor says he has tuberculosis.
Dictionary Entry
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight
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. tuberculosisassociation tuberculosistuberculosis pulmonarytuberculosis mycobacterium
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Poetry examples for “tuberculosis”
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