{"id":10319,"date":"2026-04-16T11:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10319"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:55:16","slug":"what-is-the-bacillus-calmetteguerin-bcg-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-bacillus-calmetteguerin-bcg-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India announced that it has supplied 13 tonnes of Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines to Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>live attenuated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vaccine form of <\/span><b>Mycobacterium bovis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used to prevent <\/span><b>tuberculosis and other mycobacterial infections.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Developed By:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was developed by <\/span><b>Calmette and Gu\u00e9rin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was first administered to human beings in 1921.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the only <\/span><b>vaccine against tuberculosis.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other Uses<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the most widely administered vaccine and usually a part of the <\/span><b>routine newborn immunization schedule.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also offers <\/span><b>protection against non-tuberculous mycobacterial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> infections like leprosy and Buruli ulcer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also used in the <\/span><b>treatment of superficial carcinoma of the bladder.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vaccine is <\/span><b>administered intradermally.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BCG vaccine should be <\/span><b>stored and transported between +2 \u00b0C and +8\u00b0C.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has <\/span><b>two components, a freeze-dried vaccine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>diluent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be used to reconstitute the vaccine, presented in amber glass ampoules and colourless ampoules respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Tuberculosis (TB)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is caused by <\/span><b>bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is curable <\/span><b>and preventable disease<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Transmission of TB<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TB is spread from <\/span><b>person to person through the air.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When people with <\/span><b>lung TB cough, sneeze or spit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they propel the TB germs into the air.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after inhaling a few drops of these germ, a person can get infected.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Symptoms of TB<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Persistent cough<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more than 3 weeks, often with blood<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight loss, night sweats, high fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, chest pain, swollen lymph nodes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Treatment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Bacillus Calmette-Gu\u00e9rin (BCG) vaccine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides moderate protection, mainly for severe TB in infants and children.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/india-sends-13-tonnes-of-bcg-vaccines-to-support-afghanistans-child-immunisation-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine is the live attenuated vaccine form of Mycobacterium bovis. 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