Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccination: What Everyone Should Know

About the Disease

• CDC's official Tuberculosis website
• Questions and Answers about TB
• Fact Sheets
• Pictures of Tuberculosis
  Warning: Some of these photos are quite graphic.
• International Travelers information on TB
  Information and updates on risks for travelers, precautions, prevention, etc.
• TB in Specific Populations

Vaccine Information

BCG is a vaccine for TB named after the French scientists who developed it, Calmette and Guérin. BCG is not widely used in the United States, but it is often given to infants and small children in other countries where TB is common. More...

• BCG Vaccine: Fact Sheet
• BCG Vaccine
  World Health Organization (WHO)

Who Should Not be Vaccinated?

• Who should not be vaccinated? (see "contraindications" at this link)
• TB and Pregnancy: Fact sheet