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symptom – a sign of illness.

antibody – a protein that is part of your immune system that is produced to fight an infection. Each antibody recognises a specific antigen.

pharmacokinetics – the study of how drugs are absorbed, metabolised and cleared from the body.

treatment-experienced – someone who has previously used anti-HIV treatments.

BD (or bid) – a short hand term for medication dosing that means ‘twice-daily’.

See also q12H.