Infectious Diseases terms

A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and parasites.

Treatment with drugs that inhibit the ability of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or other types of retroviruses to multiply in the body.

Describes a drug or effect that works against tuberculosis (a contagious bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs).

A drug used to treat infections caused by viruses.

A drug used with another drug, ritonavir, to treat patients who are infected with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and have been treated with other anti-HIV drugs.

Arthralgia literally means joint pain; it is a symptom of injury, infection, illnesses (in particular arthritis) or an allergic reaction to medication.

An infectious fungal disease that occurs most often in the skin, ears, nasal sinuses, and lungs of people with suppressed immune systems.

An aggressive (fast-growing) type of T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma caused by the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1).

A drug that inhibits the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS.

A type of immune cell that makes proteins called antibodies, which bind to microorganisms and other foreign substances, and help fight infections.

A large group of single-cell microorganisms.

A toxic substance, made by bacteria, that can be modified to kill specific tumor cells without harming normal cells.

A type of bacterium often found in the vagina.

Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.

Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.

Treatment to boost or restore the ability of the immune system to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases.

Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream.

A toxin made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

Movement of feces (undigested food, bacteria, mucus, and cells from the lining of the intestines) through the bowel and out the anus.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of infections caused by herpesvirus, including herpes-zoster (shingles).