TIL TB used to be associated with vampires. When one member of a family died from the disease, the other infected members would lose their health slowly. People believed this was caused by the ori...

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Original Title: TIL TB used to be associated with vampires. When one member of a family died from the disease, the other infected members would lose their health slowly. People believed this was caused by the original person with TB draining the life from the other family members