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BCG vaccine provides immunisation against _____.

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Tuberculosis

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Typhoid

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Cholera

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D

Hepatitis

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Solution

The correct option is A Tuberculosis
BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin) is a vaccine against the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis. BCG was discovered by Calmette and Guerin, hence the name.

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