Image via WikipediaIt's enough to make any woman sick — man flu really does exist.
The discovery was made by scientists at the UK's Cambridge University.
They established men have evolved a weaker immune system than women because of their inclination to ''live fast, die young'', according to media reports.
The research showed men are not only more likely to catch diseases than women but also tend to suffer more seriously, and for longer periods of time.
Different sexes have different ways of coping with their infections — maintaining the ability to mate while ill is more important to men than getting better.
Yet for women, it’s the other way around, the study found.
Men also believed they would be re-infected quickly because their desire to compete with other males meant they were more likely to engage in risky activity, the study said.
Acknowledgements: MSN NZ: Lifestyles
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