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1. How many new cases of active tuberculosis does Shelby County average a year?

Shelby county averages approximately fifty new cases of active TB annually.

2. Can tuberculosis disease lead to death if left untreated?

Tuberculosis disease can lead to death if left untreated especially in individuals with co-infections such as HIV and TB, cancer and TB, Hepatitis and TB, and Diabetes Mellitus and TB. Other individuals may live although there is a high possibility that they will end up suffering from chronic prolonged illness which may eventually lead to death.