Who can get TB?
Absolutely anyone can be latently infected with TB. But some groups of people are at a higher risk of developing active TB disease. These include: people with poor nutrition; people who smoke; people who are homeless; people who come from countries where there is a high incidence of TB; people who work in mines; people in nursing homes; people who are prisoners; people with alcohol dependency; people who are intravenous drug-users; people with medical conditions such as diabetes or certain cancers; people living with HIV or AIDS; people living in poor and overcrowded living conditions.
