Name the disease the child will not suffer from if BCG vaccine is given.

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BCG vaccine protects children against the deadly lung infection disease called tuberculosis.

The causal organism for tuberculosis is Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette–Guerin.

The vaccine used against tuberclosis is Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine.

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