Glossary

nausea – the feeling that you want to be sick (a feeling of wanting to vomit). 

Nausea section in the side effect guide.

entry inhibitor (EI) – class of anti-HIV drug.

Drug targets in the virus life cycle.

diagnosis – identifying the cause of an illness.

abstract – in research, a short summary of a study (usually about 350 words)

treatment-naive – someone who has never taken any anti-HIV treatments before. (Note: people who are treatment naive can still be resistant to anti-HIV drugs if they were infected with a drug resistant strain of HIV}.