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Amy Winehouse: TB, or Not TB?

by celebuzz on Jun. 20, 2008 12:23 PM / 7 Comments

Looks like Amy Winehouse's summer isn't getting off to such a hot start.

British paper the Sun is reporting that the singer, who was hospitalized on Monday after fainting at her London home, may have tuberculosis. Apparently she's been displaying classic symptoms of the illness, such as coughing up blood, an irregular heartbeat, a chest infection, and dramatic weight loss.

Wow; how in the world could she have contracted TB?

A friend of the singer claims: "She'd been suffering horrible coughing fits and hurling up blood for a while, but refused to be examined."

Great; and in the meantime she's been hopping the globe, spreading her icky germs.

For God's sake, Amy, if by any miracle you end up performing again in the near future, wear a face mask.

Come to think of it, that might make for an improvement over some of your recent shows.

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“As Amy Winehouse lays in London's Harley Street hospital attached to a drip, her close pals can only wait in fear for the singers well being.”

Splash News Online

“The Sun UK says today that the shocking and prolonged weight loss of Amy Winehouse, coupled with the fact that she has recently begun to cough up blood, may be signs that she has tuberculosis.

The 24-year-old Back to Black star has an irregular heartbeat and has been on a drip while medics try to wean her off hard drugs.
Last night a close pal told The Sun:"Amy is in a bad way. Doctors are still struggling to control her heartbeat but the chest condition has been really worrying them.
"She’d been been suffering horrible coughing fits and hurling up blood for a while but refused to be examined. Doctors now believe it is tuberculosis and are doing more tests to be certain."

It sounds like it's too early to jump to any conclusions. There’s really nothing in her history to suggest she hasn’t been taking care of herself. It’s like with tivo. Just because I taped a few transsexual bondage videos doesn’t mean I want you to tape them all. How dare you try to label me.”

“Doctors believed Amy Winehouse was suffering from tuberculosis after she fainted in her home on Monday, but it turns out she's just got a really bad chest infection and also an irregular heartbeat. Hmm, I wonder what could've caused these things. If only there was some clear cut, bright as day answer to why Amy Winehouse's body is a walking unwrapped mummy of disease... Puzzling.”

The Superficial

“Doctors are reportedly worried that Amy Winehouse may have contracted tuberculosis. As mentioned recently, Miss Wino had fainted at her home and was taken to the hospital followed with a series of tests.

According to the Daily Mail, the singer has been coughing up blood from a chest infection and has lost a dramatic amount of weight which are apparently indicators of TB.

However, Amy's rep insists she intends to play at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert and the Glastonbury festival the following day.

Yes, that's very smart, risk exposing many others to whatever contagious illness she may have plus also risk getting worse. The last thing Nelson Mandela needs for his 90th birthday is to be exposed to whatever she might be suffering from.”

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notobsessed 1 yr 5 mos ago
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I am truly shocked
xoxojaniepie 1 yr 5 mos ago
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notobsessed said:
I am truly shocked

Soooo sarcastic LOL
bawwow 1 yr 5 mos ago
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She looks so scary ill in these pictures. We need to pray for her
eyerolls 1 yr 5 mos ago
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"The Hazmat Tour"! This just in, Wino's spokeswhores say that she only has a chest infection. Oh yeah, just your run-of-the-mill horking up blood, and refusing to let the doctors touch you. Wino's PR should work for the White House..........
nnfh100204 1 yr 5 mos ago
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i have come to the realization that amy's purpose in life is to die as a young woman. just like many before her who were very talented but gave it away for drugs. sure we'll pray for her to get better but i think we all know that death is in her imminent future and because of her talent she will be considered an icon just like janis joplin, billie holliday, kurt cobain, ect. i do pray that her suffering will come to an end soon for her and her family.
ballier88 1 yr 5 mos ago
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Im glad she's getting help
hispanicatthedisco 1 yr 5 mos ago
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How much will Amy's lung blood go for on eBay?