Consumption was typically used in reference to TB but I could see it could sometimes possibly refer…

umption.” It was a delicate way …as Colonel Brandon’s love had fallen into a “life of sin,” and dies of what’s called “consumption.” It was a delicate way of saying ‘syphilis’.
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Jonathan Poletti
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Sep 12, 2020
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Consumption was typically used in reference to TB but I could see it could sometimes possibly refer to syphilis. Most often it was TB though.
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