Which one of these medicines is used in prevention and cure of tuberculosis ?
A
Streptomycin
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B
Calamine
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C
Chloroquine
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D
BCG
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Solution
The correct option is D BCG
The BCG vaccine is the vaccine against tuberculosis.
The BCG vaccine is prepared from a weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis, a bacteria closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the disease.