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TST – tuberculosis skin test

lesion – damage to a part of the body.

resistance – when the genetic structure of an organism (virus, bacteria, fungi etc) changes in a way that stops a drug from working. See mutation.

Changing treatment and drug resistance.

abstract – in research, a short summary of a study (usually about 350 words)

genome – term for the complete genetic material (RNA or DNA) of any organism.