Study figure 6-5 after reading the accompanying text. Restate what figure 6-5 shows in your own words. Say enough to demonstrate that you have thought about the problem. Sufficient-component cause models are mapped in Figure 6-5, which uses the example of tuberculosis (TB). The causal bacterium for tuberculosis is the tubercle bacillus, which is a necessary cause of TB. This means that in order for one to develop tuberculosis, one must become infected with the bacterium. However, exposure to the tubercle bacillus is not a sufficient cause for contracting tuberculosis. A number of component causes (such as personal and environmental factors) operate in additionto exposure to the bacillus in order to cause TB; these additional component causes are not necessary causes. Figure 6-5 illustrates two hypothetical component cause complexes for TB. You can observe in the figure that for a person to develop TB, the bacterium is a necessary condition. One component cause complex might include crowding, sanitation, nutrition, and immune status. Another complex might include infection with HIV and homelessness. Exposure to the tubercle bacillus would be a necessary component of both complexes.FIGURE 6-5 Sufficient-component cause model. Data from: Rothman KJ. Reviews and commentary: causes. Am J Epidemiol. 1976;104(6):587-592..