Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/w-QvMHxVS-g   Men clear CoVid one-third more slowly than women.  An Indian study of 68 infected subjects now appears on the pre-print website medrixiv.org.   Serial viral testing reveals that men clear virus on average two days later than women.  In persisting infections, men shed virus up to 5 days longer.   The investigators link mens’ viral retention to the fact that testicular tissues have higher concentrations of the ACE2 receptor to which the virus binds.  The testes may be a viral reservoir and other studies do show CoVid mediated testicular damage.   Men should take particular care to avoid the virus.  Statistics show, though, that they tend to be more careless.   https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.16.20060566v1.full.pdf   https://altarum.org/news/men-lag-behind-women-following-social-distancing-measures-according-survey-michigan-residents   #covid19 #coronavirus #viralclearance #distancing #menshealth