Commentary: When it comes to coronavirus, men are more vulnerable

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Sex differences in immune function appear to start right out of the womb, says an observer.

The new coronavirus is most often compared with SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome , which originated on the Arabian peninsula in 2012.

Possible reasons for disparities include smoking, variation in hospital treatment, and gender-linked immune response. READ: Commentary: We know more about the novel coronavirus but uncertainty remains about how virus spreadsSex differences in immune function appear to start right out of the womb. Baby girls are more likely to reach their first birthday than male newborns, according to the World Health Organization.

A woman carries her child, both wearing face masks, upon arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang on Jan 29, 2020.

 

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Hygiene people. Hygiene.

could it be because they don't wash their hands as well or as much as women?

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