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BCG vaccine is used to curb

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pnuemonia
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amoebiasis
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tuberculosis
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polio
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The correct option is C tuberculosis
  • BCG or Bacilli Calmette-Guerin is a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) disease.
  • TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
  • The BCG vaccine consists of an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis.

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