Srinagar: The Kashmir Medical Association (DAK) said on Thursday that after an elderly man in the Kashmir Valley died from the new coronavirus, the virus killed more men than women.
DAK President Dr. Nisa-ul-Hassan said: “Men die more than women from this virus.”
He said: “This is evidence that is shown in countries with large casualties.”
Dr. Nisar said: “According to a report by the Advanced Health Institute in Rome, based on an analysis of 25,258 cases in Italy, men accounted for almost 60% of cases and more than 70% of deaths.”
And he added: “In Spain, the number of men who die from the virus is almost double that of women, according to another report from the Carlos III Health Institute.”
Dr. Nisar said that these figures are in line with early data from China. According to the largest case analysis conducted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the death rate for men is 2.8% and for women 1.7%.
He said that gender differences in illness and death can be biological or behavioral.
“The immune system of women is stronger than that of men and can resist infection. Female sex hormones appear to play a role in immunity like the X chromosome. The X chromosome contains genes related to the immune system. Women carry two X chromosomes and only men take one.
The smoking rate of men is higher than that of women, which damages the lung defense system and increases the risk of serious infections.
Men are more susceptible to heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes than women, making them more susceptible to serious complications caused by the virus.
“Men, like age, are also a risk factor for the coronavirus. People must be aware of this pattern, ”he said.
“The Kashmir Valley reported the first death from coronavirus today. He is a 65-year-old man and smoker with underlying diabetes and high blood pressure. Dr. Nisar said: “So far, 8 cases have been confirmed in the laboratory. in the valley Among the virus cases there are 7 males and 1 female. “
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