Glossary

INI (integrase inhibitor) – type of HIV drug.

Drug targets in the virus life cycle.

syphilis – an STI that is a bacterial infection, usually transmitted by sexual contact. Untreated, syphilis can cause serious injury to an unborn baby.

STI (sexually transmitted infection) – other STIs include herpes, gonorrhoea and syphilis etc.

severity – a measure of how bad something is.

NASBA (nucleic acid sequence based amplification) – a type of viral load test.