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2020-03-21 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

More than 70% of coronavirus deaths in Italy are men and scientists admit they are 'mystified' by the disparity between genders

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-21 11:47|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Men die sooner. Women are the reason why.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-21 12:46|| 2020-03-21 12:46|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-03-21 13:34|| Front Page Top

#3 As mentioned earlier, men also don't seek help when the get sick.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-21 14:10|| 2020-03-21 14:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-03-21 15:26|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2020-03-21 15:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Women hardest hit.

Posted by charger 2020-03-21 17:48|| 2020-03-21 17:48|| Front Page Top

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