Question

Name the vaccine used to prevent typhoid.
1. BCG
2. Oral drops
3. DPT vaccination
4. TAB vaccine

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : TAB vaccine

The correct answer is ​TAB vaccine.

• TAB vaccine is used to prevent typhoid.
• TAB vaccine is a combined vaccine used to produce immunity against the diseases typhoid, paratyphoid A, and paratyphoid B.

• The full form of BCG is Bacillus Calmette-Guerin.
• Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is mainly used against tuberculosis (TB).
• This vaccine is given to newborns within 48 hours of birth for protection against tuberculosis.
• BCG is also used against Buruli ulcer infection and other nontuberculous mycobacteria infections.