Glossary

Undetectable

“Undetectable” means the copies of HIV in a person’s blood is so low that it does not show up on a lab test.

Untransmissable

“Untransmissable” means that a person living with HIV has virtually no chance of transmitting the HIV virus to someone else through sexual contact.

U=U

U=U means “undetectable equals untransmissable.” This means that people living with HIV who have an undetectable level of virus in their blood due to treatment are unable to transmit the virus to others.

TasP

Treatment as Prevention (or TasP) is a term used to describe ways of preventing HIV being passed on to the rest of the population.

PrEP

PrEP is a medication that can be taken by people who are not living with HIV. It can effectively stop HIV from replicating in your system if at any point you are exposed to HIV.