Question

Vaccine for Tuberculosis is known as
A) PAS Vaccine
B) BCG Vaccine
C) OPV
D) DPT
E) None of the above

Answer 1

The vaccine is very much effective against tuberculosis, buruli ulcer. It is also used for the treatment of bladder cancer. It has mycobacterium bovis that is obtained from the cows. It is not safe for women during pregnancy as it causes teratogenicity.

Complete Answer:
- Vaccine for tuberculosis is BCG. BCG stands for Bacille Calmette Guerin. It is also used for treating mycobacteria and buruli ulcer infection.
- Tuberculosis caused by the pathogen mycobacterium tuberculosis and its incubation period is 2 to 10 weeks.
- The modes of transmission for this disease are contact with nasal discharge, sputum of patient, air droplets while sneezing.
- The symptoms of this disease include: infection of lungs followed by sputum containing blood, cough, chest pain and loss of weight. This disease can be prevented by isolating the patient, BCG vaccine, taking antibiotics and proper disposal of sputum and nasal discharge of the patient.
- In 1921, this vaccine was first introduced medically and it is a live bacteria vaccine that was developed from the cow bacteria that is mycobacterium bovis. The use of this vaccination is avoided at the time of pregnancy because to avoid teratogenicity.

Thus, the correct answer is option B. i.e., BCG vaccine.

Note: Tuberculosis is the communicable infectious disease that is caused by the mycobacterium tuberculin.