Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, [7] is a contagious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] …

Throughout history, the disease tuberculosis has been variously known as consumption, phthisis, and the White Plague. It is generally accepted that the causative agent, Mycobacterium …

White plague may refer to: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the caustive agent of tuberculosis. White plague (intermetallic), a white gold-aluminium intermetallic compound; White plague (coral …

It was popularly known as ‘the White Plague,’ due to the drained complexion of its sufferers, and was the deadliest disease affecting the United States and Europe through the 1800s and early …

White plague (WP) is a common tissue loss disease that affects a broad range of scleractinian coral species. White plague is one of the most destructive coral diseases, as it is highly lethal …

Jan 15, 2025 · In the medical writings of Europe through the Middle Ages and well into the industrial age, tuberculosis was referred to as phthisis, the “white plague,” or consumption—all …

Tuberculosis was the principle cause of death in 17th century Europe, infecting those at every level of the socioeconomic hierarchy including kings Louis XIII of France and Edward VI of …

White plague is a bacterial infection that is often confused with coral bleaching. Recent studies suggest that there are many variations of the disease. In all cases, corals exhibit loss of tissue, …

Tuberculosis, also known as “consumption,” “phthisis,” or the “white plague,” was the cause of more deaths in industrialized countries than any other disease during the 19th and early 20th …

Tuberculosis was also known as phthisis and consumption from Hippocrates through to the 18th century [1], the white death [4] and the great white plague [5] during the 19th century, and …