Do We All Experience Flu The Same? DEBUNKED

Cold and Flus are year round sicknesses that we just can't seem to escape, but it's popular theory that the males of the species are debilitated with the worst one and it is termed 'Man Flu'!

Whether you see it as a term meaning men actually experience flu worse or you use to mock the bedridden men of the world, do you believe it is an actual thing? Well, the science provides some surprising results! Join us on a journey of discovery as we find out: Are men genetically disadvantaged against influenza? Is Man Flu worse than women's flu? Or are the boys making a big fuss about the same viral experience?

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[ag]

Men absolutely do experience exponentially worse flus and colds because of the higher amount of ACE2 receptors in our bodies, we essentially experience several times the same infection all at once, this is also the reason why rates of covid infection and mortality are so much higher for men.
Unless a woman has a very strange biology, she'll never understand how bad a male flu feels, and the way they make fun about it is very cruel, imagine a man making fun of labor pain.

[samtweddle]

Very informative as always, I think the sociological factors definitely weigh in on this.

I would like to see some videos on microplastics and how they interact with animals and humans as it is becoming discussed more in the news but I'm still not sure on all the science behind it

[Potato-kooc]

anyone else watching this while in bed with a fever? 🤒

[bcataiji]

The most important things was left out. Women are often utterly disgusted when men are perceived as showing weakness. If you would have asked the girlfriends / wives of the men in the study to report their opinion of the symptoms in men, the women would have reported that though the symptoms are no big deal, the men are acting as if it is much, much worse. In other words, this myth comes about from women's perception of sick men. In other words, the men's reported symptoms and the Doctor's analysis show that Doctors seem to seem to think the men are responding accordingly, however, women are going to think the men are way over-reacting. That's the issue.

[SuperChicken]

I had never heard of Man Flu. Now I have been informed.😊

[littlehills]

shame you didnt historically include mens more draining bodys work condition is part why it hits harder
take 1 logging season then flue
or 1 season of female teacher the draining of energy is different

[MatthewTheWanderer]

I've never heard of "man flu"! What is this nonsense?

[LoriWolfcat]

All the men in my family never get “man” flu, except my brother. It’s not Any of this junk you’re going on about. It’s simply men being wimps about Any sickness. My dad does it Sometimes, but it’s literally for attention. I Love Lucy even shed some light on this. When Lucy was pregnant, Ricky suddenly got very “ill.” Turns out, psychologically, he just wanted attention, so his body made him “sick.”