Chicago Man Dies From Tuberculosis
Monday, March 10, 2008
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CHICAGO — The Cook County, Illinois, medical examiner says a Schiller Park man has died after testing positive for miliary tuberculosis.
Miliary tuberculosis is a form of the disease that spreads throughout the body.
Authorities say 36-year-old Bruno Tapia died at Stroger Hospital shortly after midnight on Sunday morning from the disease.
A spokeswoman with the Cook County Department of Public Health says the agency has not yet received a report of the death.
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