BCG vaccine
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bcg-vaccine-179-632655
title:
BCG vaccine
text:
The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is common, one dose is recommended in healthy babies as soon after birth as possible. In areas where tuberculosis is not common, only children at high risk are typically immunized, while suspected cases of tuberculosis are individually tested for and treated. Adults who do not have tubercul
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description:
Vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCG_vaccine
date created:
2001-09-15T12:31:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T05:09:20Z
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