what's wrong with the 13th captain the one with the gray hair he cough's up blood and stuff sometime's in episodes?

He suffers from an illness called Tuberculosis.
Here Is a link with what it is:
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I'm not sure but if I do remember correctly I read somewhere that he has a cancer which makes him cough blood. Though I'm not sure. In Manga and in Anime they keeps saying illness cause I bet they don't know what cause making him weak and cough blood suddenly.