coinfection – having more than one infection, eg HIV and TB, or HIV and hepatitis C.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
anti-fungal – drug used to treat fungus infections.
dronabinol – medicine made from the active ingredient in marijuana. Dronabinol is approved in the US but is no longer available in the UK.
arrhythmia is the medical terms for a disturbance of the heart’s natural rhythm.
- tachycardia refers to when the heart beats too fast.
- bradycardia is when the heart beats too slowly.
in vitro – a study in a test tube. Literally, ‘in glass’.