Besides HIV, what increases the risk of latent TB progressing to TB disease?

Besides HIV, what increases the risk of latent TB progressing to TB disease?

• A. Other underlying medical conditions may increase risk
• B. Sleep patterns
• C. Diet variety
• D. Access to social events

Answer: (B)

Latent TB stays dormant in part because the immune system keeps the bacteria in check. When immune defenses are weakened by other medical conditions, latent TB can reactivate and become active disease. Conditions such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cancer, or situations requiring immunosuppressive therapy or organ transplantation all reduce the body's ability to contain TB, increasing the risk of progression. Sleep patterns, diet variety, or social activity don’t influence this reactivation risk. The essential idea is that immune system strength determines whether latent TB becomes active.

Latent TB stays dormant in part because the immune system keeps the bacteria in check. When immune defenses are weakened by other medical conditions, latent TB can reactivate and become active disease. Conditions such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cancer, or situations requiring immunosuppressive therapy or organ transplantation all reduce the body's ability to contain TB, increasing the risk of progression. Sleep patterns, diet variety, or social activity don’t influence this reactivation risk. The essential idea is that immune system strength determines whether latent TB becomes active.