Calmette and Guérin Develop the Tuberculosis Vaccine BCG

Article abstract: Calmette and Guérin cultured an avirulent (nondisease) strain of bovine tuberculosis bacilli for use as a vaccine.

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Tuberculosis, often called consumption, is a deadly, contagious disease of humans and other mammals, including primates and cattle. The disease is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, first identified by the eminent German physician Robert Koch in 1882. The bacterium can be transmitted from person to person by physical contact or droplet infection (for example, sneezing). The...

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