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Mortality

refers to the number of deaths in a certain period of time, scaled to the size of the population

A mouse model is a laboratory mouse used to study some aspect of human physiology or disease.

are Staphylococcus-aureus strains that are resistant against all available beta-lactam antibiotics.

means that bacteria or viruses are insensitive towards various antibiotics or antivirals, respectively.

are a bacterial genus, which includes the -causing Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the leprosy-causing Mycobacterium leprae.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex refers to Mycobacterium species that cause tuberculosis.

is a drug against B and hepatitis D.

A is a collection of chemical substances, which can be used to screen for biological activities of choice.

A natural compound is a substance produced by bacteria, animals, fungi or plants that fulfills a biological function.

Natural killer cells are lymphocytes belonging to the innate part of the immune system, that directly kill virus infected cells and tumor cells.