Experts answer why Coronavius is killing men more than women

So far it has been understood that men are more likely to be tested positively and more likely to die of illness.

This trend was first recorded in China, where an analysis found that the men's mortality rate was 2.8 percent compared with that of women who was 1.7 percent, writes The Guardian.

Since then, similar results that reflect sexual discrimination have been found in France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South Korea, and Spain.

In Italy 71 percent of Coronavirus ' deaths are men, and in Spain the data by Thursday showed that twice as many men as women had died.

Why, then, are men more vulnerable to this disease?

The honest answer is that none of us know what causes this difference,” said Professor Sarah Hawkes, director of the Centre for Gender and Global Health.

Earlier, smoking was considered a possible explanation. In China nearly 50 percent of men smoke tobacco, and only 2 percent of women do so, making the difference in lung conditions.

The cycle of smoking was also supported by an article published last month.

But other factors that distinguish men and women may also have played a role. Some studies showed that men washed fewer hands, used fewer shampoos, was less likely to seek medical attention, and was more likely to ignore public health counsel.

Among experts, however, it is already strengthening to believe that biological factors are of greater importance in view of the universal character of coronary sex discrimination.

One research found that men had smaller antivirus immune reactions to a series of infections. Mink studies have suggested that the same may be true of coronarys. /Periscope