A community health nurse is preparing a presentation for a community group about tuberculosis (TB) and its current epidemic status. Which statements about TB would the nurse highlight in the presentation to most accurately represent the epidemic status of this disease?

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TB kills approximately 1.5 million people each year. Only 5 to 10 of those infected become ill or can spread the causative organism to others within their lifetime. One third of the world's population is thought to be currently infected by the causative organism (tubercle bacillus). The highest number of deaths occur in Africa.

A Community Health Nurse Is Preparing a Presentation for a Community