TB vaccine
BCG shot typically
A TB vaccine is any vaccine against tuberculosis, the bacterial lung disease.
In practice, the term almost always refers to BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin), the only TB vaccine in widespread use, given to infants in countries where tuberculosis is common: The TB vaccine is standard for newborns in most of the developing world.
- BCGTuberculosis immunization
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- scarPermanent mark from healing
scar tissue · arm · infant · newborn · needle · dose · upper arm · clinic · public health · public health campaign · lung · disease · prevention · booster · immunity · herd immunity · antibodies · white blood cells
- TB treatmentstreptomycin, DOTS, drug regimen, combination therapy, fluoroquinolones
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