Men are harder to tolerate coronavirus due to the influence of sex hormones on the functioning of the immune system. This was told by the doctor immunologist-allergist Vladimir Bolibok.
He explained that estrogens (female sex hormones) facilitate the penetration of protective proteins, antibodies, into cells. Even with a minimal immune response, antibodies in women more easily and faster enter cells and destroy viruses. The male hormone testosterone does not have this property, the doctor said. “Lenta.ru“.
He also noted that in men, due to hormones, manifestations of atherosclerosis are more pronounced. Thrombosis in the stronger sex against the background of COVID-19 develops more often, and they are more extensive than in women.
Earlier it was reported that during the coronavirus pandemic, special attention should be paid to such a symptom of the disease as dyspnea… If a person does not have a temperature, but there is an increase in heart rate and shortness of breath, then this already suggests that it is worth calling a doctor and undergoing computed tomography of the lungs.
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