"Flu Man" real, but men more quickly recovered compared to women

KOMPAS.com – Some time ago, we discussed human flu, term used by Westerners to refer men seem to suffer from fever or mild influenza

In the results published in British Medical Journal (BMJ) explained that men's immunity is not as good as that of women, making them more vulnerable to acute respiratory illnesses and more vulnerable to viral diseases.

The Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that men can recover faster from the flu than women. The study mentions that men have a unique protein specially produced

It can read: Real Flu Man, Man immunized less than women

Laboratory tests show male rats and H1N1-infected males or acute respiratory tract will produce high-quality amphiregulin-like protein proteins

Meanwhile, genetically modified mice lacking amphiregulin heal much longer than women [19659007] "Our study shows that women need longer recovery time.Because of the relatively low production of amphiregulin proteins," senior author Sabra Klein said in a statement. "IFL Science Thursday (19/7/2018).

The experts involved in this study believe that their findings can be used to make a new treatment for influenza, especially the m drugs that can increase amphiregulin production in women.

increase the production of amphiregulin protein in women, we believe that it will cure mengcapat influenza, "said Klein.

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Why Amphiregulin is known to increase epithelial cells in the skin and lungs, increased in men who are in recovery from the flu is still a mystery.

Testosterone can give a protective effect, and learn from other factors that can increase the production of amphiregulin.