antigen – a protein found on the surface of a virus or bacteria. It is recognised by the immune system which then generates antibodies.
Glossary
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immune system – the system that your body uses to fight infections.
in-vivo – a study carried out in humans.
Hodgkins disease (HD) – a type of lymphoma (lymph cancer).
latent – not active at present, resting. Latently infected CD4 cells are CD4 cells that are infected with HIV but which are resting. HIV drugs do not work on resting cells.