Glossary

reinfection – catching HIV a second time. When an HIV-positive becomes infected with second strain or type of HIV. Sometimes called superinfection.

QD (or qd) – a short hand term for medication dosing that means ‘once-daily’.

See also q24H.

salvage therapy – a term for the combination therapy used after someone has developed resistance to three or more classes of HIV drugs. Also called ‘third-line’ or ‘rescue therapy’ or ‘treatment of patients with multidrug resistance’.

foetal membranes are the membranes surrounding the foetus.

parasite – an animal or plant that get nutrients and support by living on another species.