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Does the BCG vaccine prevent TB?
No
Which has worst side effects the flu or the flu vaccine?
The flu. One of the side affects of flu can be death.
What are the advantages of having a tb vaccine?
You will be more protected !
Why is the tuberculosis vaccine not routinely offered to patients?
There isn't a vaccine for TB. There's a TB test. And I agree, patients should be tested. Permission has to be given by the patients to conduct the test.
At what age do you have your TB injection in Ireland?
Babies are given the TB vaccine within days of their birth, usually in the maternity hospital.
By what name is the tuberculosis vaccine better known?
The BCG Vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)It has small amounts of tb bacterium
Who invented a vaccine for tb?
The discovery was made by the French Calmette and Guerin who instituted the basis for the vaccine against tuberculosis by using a low virulence Tb bacteria vaccine. The last step needed in the therapy of tuberculosis was made in the middle of the Second World War when chemotherapy was invented.
What are some potential side effects of the flu vaccine?
The simple truth is that any vaccine can cause side effects, but they are usually minor. The most common side effects from the flu vaccine are soreness, redness, pain and swelling of the injection site, fever and malaise.
Is it all right if Dpt vaccine is given to infants less than 1 month old?
No because the side affects of this vaccine might not respond so well to a small infant so well.. :]
Who invented a vaccine for leprosy?
There is no vaccine for leprosy. India and Brazil currently use the Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine but that is for TB. The effectiveness of this approach is widely disputable and the search goes on.
Is the tuberculosis vaccine a live vaccine?
TB vaccine is a live attenuated vaccine (LAV). This type of vaccine prepared from living micro-organisms (viruses, bacteria currently available) that have been weakened under laboratory conditions.LAV vaccines will replicate in a vaccinated individual and produce an immune response but usually cause a mild or no disease.
What other issues can cause a positive reading of a TB skin test?
exposure to TB and having had a BCG vaccine.
