Glossary

icterus – medical term for jaundice (yellowing skin)

major mutation – a drug resistance mutation that have a big impact on whether a drug continues to work. This used to be called a primary mutation.

A fungal (yeast) infection that affects the mouth and throat, gullet, sinuses, genital organs and – rarely – the brain. Also called ‘candida’.

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

NASBA (nucleic acid sequence based amplification) – a type of viral load test.