HIV/AIDS Glossary

Coinfection

When a person has two or more infections at the same time. For example, a person living with HIV may also have a hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection, a tuberculosis (TB) coinfection, or both.

Related Term(s): Monoinfection

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