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coinfection – having more than one infection, eg HIV and TB, or HIV and hepatitis C.

syphilis – an STI that is a bacterial infection, usually transmitted by sexual contact. Untreated, syphilis can cause serious injury to an unborn baby.

amniocentesis – test in which cells around a fetus are removed and examined to detect genetic abnormalities

KS – Kaposi’s sarcoma.

Cancer: lymphoma and sarcoma.

severity – a measure of how bad something is.