COVID-19 AFFECT MORE MEN THAN WOMEN ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY SCIENTIST
COVID-19 AFFECT MORE MEN THAN WOMEN ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY SCIENTIST
Scientist
went to figure out why COVID- 19 affects more men than women. Data collected
from Chinese cases revealed that death rate of 64% for men and 36% for women.
The same patterns was seen in data collected from Europe and South Korea, it is
still too early to come to conclusion about the COVID-19 gender gap.
Nonetheless, researchers propose a number of reasons to explain this, Males and
Females have major structural differences in their bodies this includes
tissues, organ and even immune system. Women tend to have greater immune
responses to a variety of viruses, scientist examined the plasma for confirmed
COVID-19 patient, they found that woman had higher levels of antibodies that
men this may Indicate different degrees of immune response between men and
women.
Females have more hormonestrogen, which has been shown to protect
against a wider range of viral infection. A study shows that female have the
advantage of two x chromosomes, these give them an extra copy of genes that
essentials for the immune response, ales on the other hand have one x
chromosome and one y chromosome the differences in genes between sex
chromosomes affect the immune responses.
Men
are more likely to engage in risky behaviours such as smoking and drinking
which put them at higher risk of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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