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3.1-3.2 Introduction and aims 
3.3 What is combination therapy? 
3.4 Do the drugs really work?
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ARV anti-retroviral (treatment for HIV).
CART combination anti-retroviral therapy.
combination therapy using 3 or more drugs together. Also called triple therapy, combination anti-retroviral therapy (CART) or highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART).
HAART highly active anti-retroviral therapy.
HIV human immunodeficiency virus.
immunodeficiency reduced immunity to infections.
virus infectious organism that can only reproduce inside the cell of another plant or animal. HIV is a kind of virus called a retrovirus.
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Combination therapy is the term for using 3 or more ARV drugs to treat HIV.
ARV stands for anti-retroviral. This is because HIV is a retrovirus.
Combination therapy is also called:
HIV is a difficult disease to treat.
The treatment only works because there are 3 different drugs that are actively fighting the virus.
If you miss doses or are late taking HIV drugs, then they may not work at all, or will only work for a few months.
Index 3.1-3.2 Introduction and aims 3.3 What is combination therapy? 3.4 Do the drugs really work?
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