Stop accusing men of overreacting – 'man flu' really does exist, doctor claims

FULL STORY by: The GUARDIAN.....

QUOTE~~The study also notes that research from the US showed men had higher rates of deaths linked to flu compared to women of the same age, while data from Hong Kong shows men had a higher risk of winding up in hospital with seasonal flu than women. It also pushes back against the idea that men crumble at the first sneeze – pointing to a study which found women were more likely than men to cut down activities when it came to minor respiratory illnesses.

The article also reveals that a survey in a popular magazine found that men took twice as long to recover from such viral illnesses as women.