Question 12 · LDEK · Epidemiology of infectious diseases
It is estimated that infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis carries the following risk of falling ill:
- A. 10%.
- B. 30%.
- C. 50%.
- D. 80%.
- E. 100%.
Hint
In immunocompetent people most M. tuberculosis infections stay latent; recall the lifetime risk of progression to active disease.
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