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Some other factors that increase the risk of progression from latent infection to TB disease are immune deficiencies from any medical cause including diabetes mellitus and immunosuppressive therapy, plus other medical conditions such as chronic renal failure, silicosis, and gastrectomy [7]. Whether these factors played an additional role in the epidemiology of TB during WWII is not specifically mentioned in the literature.