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Q: Eleanor Roosevelt died of complications from what vaccine-preventable disease that she had as a child? 

A. Tuberculosis 
B. Cholera 
C. Measles 
D. Rubella

The correct answer is A. Tuberculosis
As a child, Eleanor Roosevelt fell ill with tuberculosis but later recovered. In 1905, Eleanor married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who would soon become the 32nd president of the United States. As First Lady, Eleanor fought for civil rights. In 1962, she died from complications caused by the tuberculosis that she had as a child. The BCG vaccine, which protects against tuberculosis, is not a vaccine that was ever routinely recommended in the U.S. 
 

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