Question 160 · LEK · Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)
The BCG vaccination of neonates protects little children from developing:
- A. severe hematogeneous variants of tuberculosis.
- B. fibrous-cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis.
- C. fibrous-cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis and cirrhotic pulmonary tuberculosis.
- D. exudative pleuritis.
- E. all the above.
Hint
BCG mainly prevents disseminated forms of tuberculosis in young children rather than adult-type pulmonary disease.
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