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Can all the family members take the BCG vaccination?
Q: My 40 years old mother was diagnosed with left ovarian tuberculosis (TB). She was hospitalised and the doctors prescribed AKT-4 (kit), Pentacid 40 mg, Benadin tabs and a 6 months strict course as to avoid resistant TB.
- Can BCG vaccine be taken by all the members in our family as a precaution?
- Can the patient be given BCG now, the medications have already been started?
- Please mention the name of the AKT-4 high quality medicine manufacturer in India to avoid taking low quality tabs as it will lead to complications?
- Is it completely curable? What will be the complications, if it becomes resistant TB? Is R-TB curable?
- I would like to know whether all the family members can get vaccinated against deadly diseases? I am sure we had polio drops when we were young but we were not vaccinated against diseases like Hepatitis, TB, etc. Is there any vaccination for these in adulthood?
A:
- Your mother is suffering from ovarian TB, for which she is getting proper treatment, so there is no point for you to take BCG at this age.
- There is no role of BCG in treatment of your mother.
- Ranbaxy and Cipla both prepare AKT, you can go for any brand.
- If timely diagnosed and properly treated, then there is nothing to worry, the condition is fully curable.
- For TB, BCG is the vaccine, which most of Indians get at birth, just check for scar mark on your arms. For hepatitis B vaccines should be taken, so contact your local doctor.