Glossary

pharmacist – a medical professional who specialises in sourcing and dispensing drugs. A pharmacist should be an expert in drug interactions, and on exactly how drugs should be taken.

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

drug resistant (HIV) – HIV that is harder to treat because of genetic changes.

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

parasite – an animal or plant that get nutrients and support by living on another species.