Glossary

malignant – dangerous. A malignant cancer is a dangerous cancer that is growing.

phenotype test – a type of drug resistance that tests whether a drug is sensitive or resistance to a sample of HIV.

TB (tuberculosis) – a bacterial infection that commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but which can also affect most other organs.

TB section of the training manual.

antibody – a protein that is part of your immune system that is produced to fight an infection. Each antibody recognises a specific antigen.

virology – the study of viruses.