coinfection – having more than one infection, eg HIV and TB, or HIV and hepatitis C.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
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.
severity – a measure of how bad something is.