Despite the age-old claims men exaggerate the severity of their colds, researchers showed they are more likely to be admitted to hospital or die from flu-related symptoms than women. Some evidence also finds men suffering more from viral respiratory illness than women - because they have a less robust immune system. Dr Sue said: "The concept of man flu, as commonly defined, is potentially unjust. Men's weaker immune system could allow them to invest their energy in other biological processes, such as growth, secondary sex characteristics, and reproduction. "In other words, can the blame for man flu be shifted to the people who select these men as sexual partners rather than the men themselves?"

Source: Daily Mirror December 11, 2017 22:41 UTC