Risks:
Everyone is at risk of getting tuberculosis, but the people who are in higher risks are health care workers and immigrants from countries that have TB.
People who have any of these are at risk to get Tuberculosis :
People who have any of these are at risk to get Tuberculosis :
- HIV/AIDS
- Diabetes
- End-stage kidney disease
- Certain cancers
- Cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy
- Drugs to prevent rejection of transplanted organs
- Some drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease and psoriasis
- Malnutrition
- Very young or advanced age