#coronavirus .... Being male is significant risk factor for severe illness n death from #COVIDー19 regardless of age according to a new study...
*Men have higher levels of ACE 2 a protein in the blood that Sars-CoV2 ,the virus,uses to enter the human cells..

*Sars-CoV2 causes infection by using its crown like spike protein which gives the virus its name....Corona is Latin for https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👑" title="Crown" aria-label="Emoji: Crown">
*These spikes get bind to ACE 2 on the surface of human cells from where it invades the air sacs in lungs leading to ARDS
*ACE 2 is also found in the heart,

Kidneys n tissues lining blood vessels n particularly high levels in testes which may partially explain higher ACE 2 concentration in men acc to study
*Study was published in the European Heart Journal
Source of Info... Hindustan Times..
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