Glossary

coinfection – having more than one infection, eg HIV and TB, or HIV and hepatitis C.

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’.