Q. What is commonly known as white plague?
Answer: Tuberculosis
Notes: Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculie which primarily affects lungs although can affect other body too while early 19th century was called ‘white plague’ because of the large number of the people dying of its infection.

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