antiretroviral

comparative more antiretroviral · superlative most antiretroviral

1. medicineThat combats infection by retroviruses.

   Begun in 2003 and covering some 50 countries, Pepfar has saved the lives of an estimated 13m people living with HIV-Aids, mostly in Africa, by providing them with antiretroviral drugs.

   2019 July 17, David Pilling, “Why George W Bush is Africa’s favourite US president”, in Financial Times

plural antiretrovirals

1. medicineAn agent that combats retroviruses.

   Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.

   2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian