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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.

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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.