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pwhodges:
However, these days it is mainly associated with distinctly poor living conditions.  Until the invention of antibiotics, TB was incurable, and so also more widely spread in society.  When I had TB, the antibiotics used to cure me had been available for slightly less than 15 years.

As a child, I had a pre-war medical encyclopaedia, and its article on TB and sanatoriums was the largest in the book.

Method of Madness:

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When I was diagnosed with TB at the age of twelve, the school doctor had me thrown out of my...

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Wow, that really does put some emphasis on how old you are. To me anyway.

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To me, it's the part where he says "the fifty+ years since" :mrgreen:

pwhodges:
You only have to look at my profile...

Barmymoo:
That's a fair point.

Method of Madness:

--- Quote from: pwhodges on 09 Jun 2011, 05:59 ---You only have to look at my profile...
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We still need you and if we remember, we'll occasionally feed you.

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