 Hello everyone, I am Dr. Archana, I am the Associate Consultant, Infectious Disease Specialist at Manipal Hospital, Oral Airport Road, Bangalore. Yes, of course, children get tuberculosis disease easily than adults. If a child gets exposed to a tuberculosis patient, then the chances of the child developing tuberculosis disease is around 50%. The same, if an adult gets exposed to the infection or a patient with tuberculosis, the chances are hardly 5-10%. So this is the difference and this increased risk is basically among the children who are less than 2 years of age. Adolescents also do have the risk of developing tuberculosis disease and their risk is at around 10% post-exposure to a tuberculosis patient.