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Tuberculosis was a dreaded disease in the 19th century, one to which not only Poe's wife succumbed, but also his mother. When Virginia Poe came down with this disease, there were no sanitariums or antibiotics with which to cure her. It was not even known at this time that tuberculosis was highly contagious. continue here | ||
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