This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Communicable Diseases, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
BCG vaccination is given by which route - 
Select and explain. 
A. Subcutaneous, B. Intradermal, C. Intramuscular, D. Subdermal
B: Intradermal
Answer: B: Intradermal 
Explanation: Ans. is 'b' i.e., Intradermal * The routes of important vaccines arei) Subcutaneous: Measles, rubella, killed influenza, killed cholera, IPV, yellow fever.ii) Intramuscular: Mumps, killed influenza, typhoid Vi-polysaccharide, DPT (deep intramuscular), rabies, IPV.iii) Intradermal: BCG, rabies.iv) Nasal: Live influenza.v) Oral: OPV, oral cholera, oral typhoid (typhoral).