title: Old Testament biblical references to tuberculosis.
abstract: Two probable references to tuberculosis are found in Old Testament books of the Bible dating to a time when the Israelites lived in Egypt, which is known from archeological evidence to be an area where tuberculosis was then prevalent. Other putative biblical references to tuberculosis are less credible.
authors.affiliation: Moraga, California, USA.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D001633:Bible; D000076144:Egypt, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000266:history*