Glossary

weight loss – a general reduction in weight. Weight loss can often be a symptom of other opportunistic infections.

Weight loss and wasting section of the training manual.

partially active – the HIV treatment in question will work against this virus but this is reduced compared to wild-type HIV. This is the same as partial resistance, or intermediate resistance etc.

clinical failure – when you develop new symptoms and illnesses even though you are on treatment. See virological failure.

percentage (%) – a number as a proportion of 100.

oesophagus – part of the gut between the throat and the stomach.