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| Q. |
In B.C.G. Vaccine the word 'C' stands for |
| A. | Calmette |
| B. | Cough |
| C. | Chlorine |
| D. | Cadmium |
| Answer» A. Calmette | |
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Explanation: The acronym BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-- Guerin, a vaccine against tuberculosis and for the treatment of some bladder cancers. It is prepared from a strain of the attenuated (virulence-reduced) live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. |
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