viral rebound – when your viral load has been undetectable (under 50 copies/mL) and then becomes detectable. Sometimes viral rebound can be a lab error, sometimes a small temporary blip, and sometimes a real rebound that shows your virus may have developed resistance to one or more of the drugs in a combination treatment. See: virological failure.
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mg (milligram) – abbreviation for milligram. 1000 milligrams = 1 gram.
phenotype test – a type of drug resistance that tests whether a drug is sensitive or resistance to a sample of HIV.
protozoa – a single-celled animals that are larger and more complex than bacteria.
foetoplacental circulation is the blood supply in the foetus and placenta.