“How did your dad contract it ? “
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Probably riding on a bus....it was back in the 30s and it was rampant.
My Mom,my brother, and I never got it but I still test positive when administered the Tine Test. There has been something hidden in my body all of those years.Amazing.
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Tuberculosis was the reason a lot of towns banned spitting on the sidewalk.
When people got home they sat down and took off their shoes and touched the sputum.