It's well known that infection with the AIDS virus increases a person's susceptibility to tuberculosis--especially in regions where TB prevalence is already high. Now it looks like diabetes also increases a person's vulnerability to TB.
That's another sign that the double burden of infectious disease and increases in chronic illness doesn't just add to the problems faced by poor countries but actually multiplies them.
Sources:
Links between diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis: ...[Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2008] - PubMed Result
Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB: study | Science | Reuters
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