duration – how long in time.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
latent – not active at present, resting. Latently infected CD4 cells are CD4 cells that are infected with HIV but which are resting. HIV drugs do not work on resting cells.
HBV – hepatitis B, a virus that causes liver disease.
mutation – a change in the genetic structure of an organism (including a virus like HIV). See resistance.
uneven distribution – a term in statistics where most results fall to the left (positive skewness) or right (negative skewness) of the middle of the range.