A study suggests why males could be more susceptible to COVID-19 and people have thoughts - some, a pair of thoughts

Brad S. | 5:40 PM on April 20, 2020

As more of the coronavirus is studied the more details begin to descend into focus. Some researchers have been looking into why males appear to be affected by a slightly more severe case of this virus once contracted. Men who come out and survive this could be considered to be ballers, as there is now a suspected reason behind the effects based on gender.

Testicles may make men more vulnerable to coronavirus: study https://t.co/wrkSIQ48iV pic.twitter.com/skRDcqBj0Y

— New York Post (@nypost) April 19, 2020

So men, do not dis-pair…this is not a fully peer-reviewed study.

Still, this will lead to plenty of speculation.

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— Eric Cohen (@ebcinpa) April 19, 2020

So nobody at CNN or MSNBC is threatened, I see. https://t.co/zAuLd4jkfJ

— Brad Slager: aka Wuhan Solo (@MartiniShark) April 20, 2020

So married men are fine

— JOE MONTELLE (@JoeMontelle) April 19, 2020

Stick that in your "wage gap," ladies!

— Matt from Queensbury (@MattTheKing) April 19, 2020

This is a great point — if the ratio of infection is 1/0.77, or less, I doubt we will here much in the way of complaints.

But since viruses do not recognize politicallycorrect norms this is going to lead to some thorny issues.

What if a `man` self identifies as a non binary gender fluid social justice warrior ?

Then what ?

— MarkMcNamara (@WoodyWoody65) April 19, 2020

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— The Grand Conspiracy (@NapalmPicasso) April 19, 2020

Confusion is sure to abound in some circles.

This protein, known as angiotensin converting enzyme 2, or ACE2, is present in the lungs, the gastrointestinal tract and the heart in addition to large quantities in the testicles. But since testicles are walled off from the immune system, the virus could harbor there for longer periods than the rest of the body, according to the study.