Just a thought that men get sick more because they have lower immune systems and this is because it is better for men to get sick before women and children do.
Kind of like the canary in the mine.
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Post #1Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
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what do you mean by sick? Viral, Bacterial, Cancer, etc? What evidence do you have that suggests men get sick more? Are you talking about life expectancy?
what do you mean by sick? Viral, Bacterial, Cancer, etc? What evidence do you have that suggests men get sick more? Are you talking about life expectancy?
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Post #3Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
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Post #4That's not sick more, that's we're big babies when we get sick.
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Post #5Proverbs 18:17 The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.
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Post #6There are no differences, basically, between male and female immune systems.Wootah wrote: Just a thought that men get sick more because they have lower immune systems and this is because it is better for men to get sick before women and children do.
Kind of like the canary in the mine.
WebMD suggests: The female sex hormone estrogen slows down how fast a virus multiplies. This may lead to fewer symptoms. The flu virus may not spread as quickly in women because of estrogen and how the female body reacts to it. Studies have not shown if the same thing applies to the cold virus.
The part of the brain that controls body temperature is larger in men because of testosterone. This may lead to higher fevers in men vs. women,
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Post #7Man flu is a pejorative phrase I.e. Phishing for complements it's not a real thing.
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Natural selection may have provided women with a more effective immune system since it would be an adaptive advantage during pregnancy for infant survival as a result they may not experience viral or bacterial infections as frequently as men.
It is known in autoimmune system disorders where the immune system instead of defending the body from foreign substances turns and internally attacks the body that women who have such a disorder experience that at an accelerated rate over males with the same disorder.......which would lend credence to this observation.
It is known in autoimmune system disorders where the immune system instead of defending the body from foreign substances turns and internally attacks the body that women who have such a disorder experience that at an accelerated rate over males with the same disorder.......which would lend credence to this observation.