As a result, Roosevelt’s doctors classified her condition as a “fever of unknown origin.” Just to be safe, however, she was placed on the anti-tuberculosis drugs streptomycin and isoniazid.

Eleanor Roosevelt, shown here in London in 1959, ... You have to look elsewhere to find out that she was ill for the final two years of her life and that tuberculosis was the culprit.

During Eleanor Roosevelt's final stay at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, tuberculosis was considered unlikely by nearly all of the physicians who treated her, including a pulmonary consultant. The ...

Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father, is confined to a mental asylum; Eleanor's mother, ... Eleanor dies at the age of seventy-eight of tuberculosis. Support Provided by: Learn More. Now Streaming.

Eleanor Roosevelt, who holds the distinction of longest-serving first lady and who helped guide the American people through the Great Depression and World War II, died after a two-year battle with ...

Tuberculosis has taken the lives of notable figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson, George Orwell, Frederic Chopin and Charles IX, among others. And it’s still being transmitted in ...

Eleanor Roosevelt, who served as first lady for 12 years, died on this day in history, Nov. 7, 1962, after carving out her own legacy as one of the most influential women in American history.