Glossary

seroreversion – the word for when the baby born to an HIV-positive mother, no longer has the mother’s antibodies to HIV.

substitution therapy – using a prescription drug, eg methadone or buprenorphine, to stop using heroin.

base – (also called nucleotide) – the building blocks in DNA that form amino acids. There are four bases represented by the letters A (adenine), T (thymine), C (cytosine) and G (guanine). In RNA the T is replaced by U (uricil).

Genetics, HIV structure and life cycle

protozoa – a single-celled animals that are larger and more complex than bacteria.

percutaneous – umbilical cord sampling see cordocentis.