Glossary

malaria – a parasite infection of red blood cells.

combination therapy – using three or more drugs together to treat HIV. It is also called triple therapy, cART (combination antiretroviral therapy)  or HAART (highly active antiretroviral therapy).

dronabinol – medicine made from the active ingredient in marijuana. Dronabinol is approved in the US but is no longer available in the UK.

prenatal – before birth. The time in which the foetus (developing baby) grows in the uterus.

blip – small, occasional increase in viral load.