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Viral Load Test
Test that measures the quantity of HIV RNA in the blood. Results
are reported as the number of copies of HIV RNA per milliliter of
blood plasma. The two types of HIV viral load test are reverse
transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and branched
chain DNA (bDNA).
See Also: Viral Load (VL)
Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
Branched-Chain DNA (bDNA) Assay

Viral Rebound
Reappearance of HIV in the blood after having been
successfully suppressed to undetectable levels as a result
of anti-HIV drug treatment.
See Also: Undetectable Viral Load (UD VL)
Virologic Failure

Viral Replication
The process a virus undergoes to produce a copy of itself.

Viral Set Point
See: Set Point

Viral Suppression
Halting of the function or replication of a virus. In HIV, optimal viral
suppression is measured as the reduction of viral load (HIV RNA)
to undetectable levels and is the goal of highly active antiretroviral
therapy (HAART).

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