Tuberculosis was diagnosed and the request for permission to import streptomycin to treat Orwell went as far as Aneurin Bevan, now Minister of Health.

Tuberculosis was the cause of one in seven deaths in the mid-19th century.

Browne was a household name for having done more than anybody else in Ireland for tackling Tuberculosis in the 1950s.

In 2002, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was drawn up to improve the resources available.

Tuberculosis — the leading cause of death in France by 1900 — was highly communicable, there was no cure, and those who had it were feared, ostracized, and pitied.

The Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium was established in 1909 about three miles ( 5 km ) south of Booneville.

In 1916, the Suffolk County Tuberculosis Sanatorium opened on land that was considered Holtsville at the time, but is now part of the hamlet of Selden.

The Ottawa Valley Hospital, which opened in 1909 as the District Tuberculosis Hospital, was one of the first in the state dedicated to the treatment of tubercular patients.

Tuberculosis ( TB ) was endemic among the Huron, aggravated by the close and smoky living conditions in the longhouses.

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Agriculture was more and more difficult, the poverty increased, and diseases like Tuberculosis and Malaria were rampant.

During his tenure, a farm colony for epileptics was established, as well as the Central Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium, and the bitter Copper Country Strike of 1913-1914 occurred.

Tuberculosis, which afflicted Maria and Elizabeth in 1825, was the eventual cause of death of the surviving Brontës: Branwell in September 1848, Emily in December 1848, Anne eight months later in May 1849, and finally Charlotte in 1855.

As Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, it was the responsibility of Hilary Benn to respond to the threat to UK cattle from Mycobacterium bovis, colloquially referred to as Bovine Tuberculosis ( TB ).

* Cult author George Orwell wrote his most famous novel ' cult classic ' 1984 whilst a patient at Hairmyers Hospital in East Kilbride in late 1947 and much of 1948. Orwell was suffering from Tuberculosis whilst convalescing at Hairmyers.

Continuing his civic service, he was president of the Alaska Tuberculosis Association and served as a member of the Alaska War Council.

The same year the sanatorium was transferred to the administration of the Danish National Association to Combat Tuberculosis as it was considered a waste of resources to have two organisations working towards the same purpose.

To reflect the expanding scope of the organization's goals, the name was changed to the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association in the late 1960s.

Tuberculosis was declining, but recently has been on the rise.

* The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria, a Geneva-based UN-connected organisation, was established in 2002 to dramatically scale up global financing of interventions against the three pandemics.

This was a consequence of the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis, which recommended the creation of a permanent medical research body.

The cool dry climate was valued as an aid to health from the early nineteenth century especially for those suffering from Tuberculosis or chest conditions.

Moores ' father, also called John, was a bricklayer, but he developed a drink problem and died in January 1919 at the age of 47 of Tuberculosis.

She is state chairman for the New Mexico Tuberculosis and Cancer Associations.

Dogpatch characters were used in national campaigns for the Cancer Foundation, the March of Dimes, the National Heart Fund, the Boy Scouts of America, Minnesota Tuberculosis and Health Association, the National Amputation Foundation, and Disabled American Veterans, among others.

Tuberculosis: The main use of BCG is for vaccination against tuberculosis.

He became famous for isolating Bacillus anthracis ( 1877 ), the Tuberculosis bacillus ( 1882 ) and Vibrio cholerae ( 1883 ) and for his development of Koch's postulates.

Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB ( short for tubercle bacillus ) is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

* 1927 – First vaccine for Tuberculosis

For this reason patients on these treatments are closely monitored and must be given tests for Hepatitis and Tuberculosis at least once a year.

Wright contracted with the Veterans Administration in 1919 to provide care for World War I veterans suffering from lung ailments ; the William L. Sill Tuberculosis Resort operated northwest of Boerne ; and Mrs. Adolph ( Emilie ) Lex opened her home to recovering patients, eventually converting two rooms into operating rooms.

In 1899, the International Congress of Physicians ( or " Tuberculosis Congress ") listed Summerville to be one of the two best areas in the world for treatment and recovery of lung and throat disorders.

Leasowe Hospital or ; The Leasowe Sanatorium For Crippled Children and Hospital for Tuberculosis, to give its full and original name, later became known as the Liverpool Open-Air Hospital, Leasowe, and finally Leasowe Hospital.

The first mention of a Sanatorium for children with Tuberculosis occurred on the 16th December, 1911.

* Overcrowding that can be blamed for the spread of Tuberculosis or a house price boom

Stannard contracted Tuberculosis and suffered from poor health for much of his later life.

In addition, Dogpatch characters were used in national campaigns for the U. S. Treasury, the Cancer Foundation, the March of Dimes, the National Heart Fund, the Sister Kenny Foundation, the Boy Scouts of America, Community Chest, the National Reading Council, Minnesota Tuberculosis and Health Association, Christmas Seals, the National Amputation Foundation and Disabled American Veterans, among others.

In 1910, the City of Buffalo, New York, beset by the public scourge of tuberculosis, Buffalo's Mayor, James Noble Adam, purchased almost of land adjacent to the village using proceeds from his own personal fortune, for the purpose of establishing the Buffalo Municipal Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis.

GBCHealth is the official focal point for mobilizing the business community in support of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and has grown into an important part of the ongoing war against these three diseases.

* intradermal, ( into the skin itself ) is used for skin testing some allergens, and also for mantoux test for Tuberculosis

He also had a long term ruling on health care with issuing free Tuberculosis and leprosy drugs for the patients in all the health complexes.

The U. S. Leadership Against HIV / AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( or the Global AIDS Act ) established the State Department Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to oversee all international AIDS funding and programming.

Other hospitals situated in the city like Infectious Disease Hospital founded in 1962, Hospital for Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases founded in 1966, Leprosy Control Center founded in 1968 are all affiliated with this college.

From the 19th century up until today, it has became compulsory that all children get vaccinated against Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis, Tetanus, Polio, Rubella and Diphtheria.