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More than 70% of coronavirus deaths in Italy are men and scientists admit they are 'mystified' by the disparity between genders
2020-03-21
[Daily Mail]
  • Italy reports that fewer than 30 per cent of its coronavirus victims are women

  • Men are also more likely to pick up the infection in the first place, experts found

  • Data from China has also found that men make up the majority of fatalities
That would be the scientific definition of mystified, where they haven't studied the question specifically for this disease, not the general definition. It is already known that at all stages of life the XY combination is more fragile than XX, starting from conception, and then males engage in riskier behaviours, from smoking and drinking to choice of occupation.
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  Women hardest hit.
Posted by: charger   2020-03-21 17:48  

#5  ^The basic axiom of mating systems' behavioral ecology: Sperm is cheap, eggs are expensive.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-21 15:47  

#4   men also don't seek help when the get sick.

That would be one of the riskier behaviours, Skidmark, along with becoming firemen, policemen, soldiers, and generally putting yourselves between women & children and danger to keep the w&c safe.
Posted by: trailing wife   2020-03-21 15:26  

#3  As mentioned earlier, men also don't seek help when the get sick.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-21 14:10  

#2  Wild guess I'd say Italian men smoke more than Italian woman.
Also heavy drinking? How about overeating. These things can create pre-existing conditions the virus can exploit.

There might also be things such as work in leather industry or something that has chemicals that compromise the lungs in a way Coronavirus takes advantage of.
Posted by: ruprecht   2020-03-21 13:34  

#1  Men die sooner. Women are the reason why.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-03-21 12:46  

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