New research shows that the emerging corona virus may be more prevalent among bald men due to factors related to testosterone levels.
Testosterone produces a hormone called dihydrotestosterone, which is responsible for baldness, and it is the same that could be the reason that a bald man is more vulnerable to severe infection with the Covid-19 epidemic, caused by the Corona virus, according to what was published by the Australian 9News website.
“With regard to baldness, studies in Spain show that large numbers of people with severe and severe cases of Covid-19 disease are bald men,” said an infectious disease expert, Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.
Professor Senanayake explained that “it may seem strange, but there is a biological basis for that, as bald men have high levels of dihydrotestosterone, which helps the emerging corona virus to enter cells more easily.”
Prostate cancer patients
And a reverse study conducted in Italy showed that hospitalized men with prostate cancer who took anti-testosterone drugs as a treatment for prostate cancer were four times less likely to develop the infection.
Professor Senanayake indicated that people with certain blood types may be more likely to develop severe symptoms if they contract Covid-19 infection.
He added: “With blood types, blood type O appears to be more protective against Covid-19, while the A blood type’s infections are more severe.
New and strange symptoms
The researchers also began to identify new and strange symptoms of infection with the virus, including sore feet and discoloration of the skin.
Professor Senanayake said: “Loss of smell can occur with quite a few viral infections that affect the upper respiratory system, and corona virus infection can be one of the causes,” explaining that the effect extends to the nerve responsible for the sense of smell, and it may cause a lot of Infections in the nose and loss of ability to distinguish odors.
As for symptoms such as sore feet or discoloration of the skin in some patients who receive an anti-Covid-19 treatment protocol, Professor Senanayake believes that the most likely cause is that some types of antibiotics have side effects known to all, including diarrhea and rashes. And discoloration of the skin.
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