The Weariness, the Fever, and the Fret
McCuaig, Katherine![The Weariness, the Fever, and the Fret](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/153/1530268/CHSBZCOP031530268.jpg)
An ancient disease which predates man, tuberculosis was one of the earliest chronic life-threatening diseases faced by Canadians. By 1900 "The White Plague" was the number one cause of death for Canadians between fifteen and forty-five years of age. Racked by incessant coughing, barely able to catch their breath, tuberculosis sufferers seemed to literally waste away.