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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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What does "doing badly" mean here? Does it refer to "early poor treatment"?
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Further analysis confirmed that the 14 adults were not "super-controllers"– the 1 per cent of the population that are naturally resistant to HIV – since they lack the necessary protective genes. Also, natural controllers rapidly suppress their infections, whereas these 14 mostly had severe symptoms which led to their early treatment. "Paradoxically, doing badly helped them do better later," says Sáez-Cirión.
Further analysis confirmed that the 14 adults were not "super-controllers"– the 1 per cent of the population that are naturally resistant to HIV – since they lack the necessary protective genes. Also, natural controllers rapidly suppress their infections, whereas these 14 mostly had severe symptoms which led to their early treatment. "Paradoxically, doing badly helped them do better later," says Sáez-Cirión.
Top answer
doing badly = exhibiting severe symptoms; being very sick
- doing badly = exhibiting severe symptoms; being very sick
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