Your snuffling husbands were right ladies, man flu does exist
whether this could evolutionary basis.
And the positive findings are sure to put a smile on the face of most men.
Dr Sue discovered men have a higher risk of hospital admission as well as higher rates of influenza-associated deaths compared with women in the same age groups, regardless of underlying disease.
And for many acute respiratory diseases, men were more susceptible to complications and had a higher mortality rate. have any The study also found some evidence supporting the claim that men suffer more from viral respiratory illness because of a less robust immune system.
Dr Sue has concluded the idea that men habitually exaggerate the symptoms of their flu was “potentially unjust” and man flu was a fact.
He said: “Men may not be exaggerating symptoms but have weaker immune responses to viral respiratory viruses, leading to greater morbidity and mortality than seen in women.” But the study noted there may be an evolutionary benefit to a weaker immune system, as it has allowed men to invest their energy in other biological processes, such as “growth and reproduction”.
Dr Sue added: “Lying on the couch, not getting out of bed, or receiving assistance with activities of daily living could also be evolutionarily behaviours that protect against predators.”
The findings were published in The British Medical Journal.