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Selected words and phrases

symptom – a sign of illness.

mixed feeding – combination of breastfeeding and bottle feeding.

treat as non-pregnant adult – Treat as non-pregnant adult is a very common phrase in HIV and pregnancy. This means that generally your HIV is treated as if you were not pregnant. There are some exceptions, particularly when you do not need treatment for your own HIV and concerning some of the commonly used HIV drugs.

drug resistant (HIV) – HIV that is harder to treat because of genetic changes.

BMI (body mass index) – a calculation using  height and weight that is used to decide whether someone is over or under weight.

Online BMI calculator.