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HAARTsearch for term: Highly Active AntiRetroviral Therapy ??? aggressive treatment of HIV infection using several different drugs together.
HBVsearch for term: Hepatitis B virus
HCVsearch for term: Hepatitis C virus.
hepatitissearch for term: Any inflammation of the liver. It is usually caused by viral infection, toxic agents or drugs but may be an autoimmune response. It is characterised by jaundice, abdominal pain, liver enlargement and sometimes fever. The different types of viral hepatitis include hepatitis A (formerly called infectious hepatitis), hep B (serum hepatitis), hep C (formerly called non-A, non-B hepatitis), and hepatitis D, E, F and G.
HIV groupsearch for term: One of three groups into which different strains of HIV-1 have been classified: group M ("major"), group O ("outlier") and group N ("new"). The vast majority of HIV strains belong to group M.
HIV-1search for term: One of two distinct HIV species, HIV-1 is the predominant type in Australia and around the world.
HIV-2search for term: A distinct and separate species of HIV, HIV-2 is rare outside West Africa and appears to be more difficult to transmit than HIV-1.
hypertensionsearch for term: Persistently high blood pressure, an outwardly symptomless condition which carries an increased risk of serious illnesses such as stroke, heart disease and heart attack.
hypothesissearch for term: A supposition or assumption advanced as a basis for reasoning or argument, or as a guide to experimental investigation.