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Anne and Emily Brontë and other members of the Brontë family of writers, poets and painters were struck by tuberculosis. Anne, their brother Branwell, and Emily all died of it within two years of each other. Charlotte Brontë's death in 1855 was stated at the time as having been due to tuberculosis, but there is some controversy over this today.
Hart as a young child. Hart was born on October 4, 1890, in Halls Summit, Coffey County, Kansas, to Albert L. Hart and Edna Hart (née Bamford).When his father died of typhoid fever in 1892, his mother reverted to her maiden name and moved the family to Linn County, Oregon. [3]
About 90% of those infected with M. tuberculosis have asymptomatic, latent TB infections (sometimes called LTBI), [87] with only a 10% lifetime chance that the latent infection will progress to overt, active tuberculous disease. [88] In those with HIV, the risk of developing active TB increases to nearly 10% a year. [88]
The poet John Keats, here depicted by William Hilton c. 1822, died of tuberculosis aged 25.. Tuberculosis, known variously as consumption, phthisis, and the great white plague, was long thought to be associated with poetic and artistic qualities in its sufferers, and was also known as "the romantic disease". [2]
This TB strain found in Peru is different from that prevalent today in the Americas, which is more closely related to a later Eurasian strain likely brought by European colonists. [5] However, this result is criticised by other experts from the field, [ 1 ] for instance because there is evidence of the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in ...
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Max Mustermann (Max Sample Man, for men), Erika Mustermann (Erika Sample Man, for women), since 1978. More recently, other first names have also been used in specific context, such as Leon Mustermann (sample children's passport), [ 24 ] Cleopâtre Mustermann (sample travel document for foreigners), [ 25 ] or Manu Musterperson (Manu Sample ...
From the Beliebers to the Beyhive and the Little Monsters, here's a complete guide of celebrity fan names. ... D-backs, SS Geraldo Perdomo agree to $45M, 4-year deal that starts in 2026, AP source