Glossary

Hickman line – a fixed central line that is used to deliver IV drugs close to where they are needed in the body.

type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) – an illness that usually affect adults (previously called adult-onset diabetes), when glucose levels increase because the body does not produce enough insulin or does not respond well to insulin.

ARV – a drug that works against a retrovirus, eg treatment for HIV. See: antiretroviral.

severity – a measure of how bad something is.

genome – term for the complete genetic material (RNA or DNA) of any organism.