EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the researchers, people with latent tuberculosis infections have a 10 percent lifetime risk of developing active TB. And that risk may go up when people are infected with a type of parasitic worm called helminths, which are common in parts of the world where TB is also prevalent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. Not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one of the most prevalent causes of death worldwide, is a facultative intracellular parasite that invades and persists within the macrophages.

Detailed explanation-4: -TB is caused by a group of phylogenetically closely related bacteria, collectively known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) [14]. TB in humans is primarily caused by M. tuberculosis and Mycobacterium africanum, a phylogenetic variant of MTBC limited to West Africa [15].