2006-11-19 21:42:11 · 5 answers · asked by VENUMADHAV S 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Albert Calmette, a French bacteriologist, and his assistant and later colleague, Camille Guérin.
BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette Guerin, attributed to its inventor. BCG is a vaccine against tuberculosis which is caused by tubercle bacilli.♥
2006-11-19 22:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Who Invented Vaccines
2016-10-04 22:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BCG vaccine was developed in1921 by Calmette and Guerin.. against M.tuberculosis a bacillus.. it was thus named BCG or Bacille Calmette Guerin.
2006-11-20 22:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by dr b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Albert Calmette & Guerin - That is why it is called BCG - Bacillus Calmette Guerin
2006-11-22 03:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Albert Calmette and his colleague, Camille Guérin both from France.
2006-11-19 22:10:26 · answer #5 · answered by anewbrainstorm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋