Question

Write the full form of BCG.
a. Bacillus Camelo Gueron
b. Bacteria Contain Germs
c. Bacteria Calmette Guerin
d. Bacillus Calmette Guerin

Answer 1

Hint: A vaccine used against tuberculosis.

Complete step-by-step answer:
BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-Guerin is a vaccine disease used against the disease tuberculosis.
Additional Information:
1. Tuberculosis is the disease caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2. It often has an effect on the lungs but can occur to the other organs of the body.
3. This is a communicable disease that spread through air with the help of sneeze or spit.
4. The symptoms of the disease include cough, fever, night sweats or weight loss.
5. The disease can be diagnosed by either skin test or blood test.
6. The BCG vaccine was developed long back but came to acceptance in between 1945 to 1948 during world war.
7. The vaccine is given to children under 5 years in order to make them immune.
8. After vaccination, a small red blister at the place where the injection was given appears within 1 to 6 weeks.
9. This blister can convert into sore within 6 to 12 months.
10. It takes time to heal the sore.
So, the correct answer is Bacillus Calmette Guerin.
Note: Vaccine is a type of passive immunity provided in order to protect the person by inserting the antigen protein of pathogen or inactivated/weakened pathogen.