Glossary

HAART – a common term for HIV combination therapy, an acronym for Highly Active AntiRetroviral Treatment.

CDC – Centre for Disease Control, part of the USA health administration.

open label – this means that a patient in a trial knows which treatment they are taking.

immune system – the system that your body uses to fight infections.

mega-HAART – a term for a drug combination that uses five or more HIV drugs, usually including 2–3 protease inhibitors. Rarely used now.