The resistance of Jews to tuberculosis is stronger than of non-Jews, according to an article in the British Medical Journal published here.
The article is written by Dr. E. Fischman and states that during the middle ages and up to the eighteenth century the Jews paid heavy tribute to tuberculosis, but since the beginning of the nineteenth century it is generally agreed that their resistance to the disease is much greater and the mortality much less than that of the surrounding population.
Acute form of tuberculosis are extremely rare among Jews, the article asserts. The disease, when it occurs, is showing a tendency to chronicity, thereby enabling the individual to lead an almost normal life.
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