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To treat early-stage NMIBC, this vaccine is intravesically instilled following TURBT into the bladder as immunotherapy. GSK and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are running Phase 3 trials for a potential replacement for this vaccine called M72. Georg Deycke and Ernst Altstaedt were sentenced to prison for contaminating this vaccine in the Lübeck disaster. This vaccine offers partial prophylaxis (-5[1])for Buruli ulcer infection. This vaccine was developed from 1908 to 1921 by Albert (*) Calmette and Camille Guérin at the Institut Pasteur. This vaccine increases the interferon-gamma response in the body. A characteristic flat, round scar forms (10[1])after this vaccine’s intradermal administration, which can cause a false positive Mantoux (10[1])skin test afterwards. For 10 points, name this vaccine developed from heat-attenuated Mycobacterium bovis. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: BCG vaccine [or Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine; accept the tuberculosis vaccine]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Swapnil GargBerkeleyCry of the Common Loon59-5
Vittal Bhatnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haikuA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs9610
Stephen LiuWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Stanford+10810
Shahar SchwartzCry of the Common LoonBerkeley12310

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%33%109.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%0%60%111.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%50%33%68.33
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%0%99.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%0%86.00