Veterinarian involved in BCG vaccine?

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QUESTION

Veterinarian involved in BCG vaccine?

OPTIONS

(A) Calmette
(B) Dang
(C) Guerin
(D) Evans

ANSWER

(C) Guerin

EXPLANATION

The BCG vaccine was developed by Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin from an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis. Therefore the veterinarian-scientist referred to in the question is Guérin, making option C correct; Calmette was the physician/scientist co-developer, while the other names are not associated with BCG development.

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