A person suffering from chest pain, breathlessness, loss of weight, persistent cough, and produce blood stained sputum
* Name the disease and its causative.
* Mention two means of transmission.
* Name the vaccine used to prevent this disease.

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i) Disease is Tuberculosis (TB) and its causative agent is Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
(ii) Inhaling infected droplets released by coughing, sneezing, or talking to an infected person.
(iii) Vaccine used to prevent this disease is BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin).

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A person suffering from chest pain, breathlessness, loss of weight, persistent cough, and produce blood stained sputum * Name the disease and its causative.* Mention two means of transmission.* Name the vaccine used to prevent this disease.

i) Disease is Tuberculosis (TB) and its causative agent is Mycobacterium tuberculosis.(ii) Inhaling infected droplets released by coughing, sneezing, or talking to an infected person.(iii) Vaccine used to prevent this disease is BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin).

A person suffering from chest pain, breathlessness, loss of weight, persistent cough, and produce blood stained sputum
* Name the disease and its causative.
* Mention two means of transmission.
* Name the vaccine used to prevent this disease.

i) Disease is Tuberculosis (TB) and its causative agent is Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
(ii) Inhaling infected droplets released by coughing, sneezing, or talking to an infected person.
(iii) Vaccine used to prevent this disease is BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin).