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Women’s immune systems mount a significantly stronger response against invaders. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock

Man flu is real, but women get more autoimmune diseases and allergies

Gabrielle Belz, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) and Cyril Seillet, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

Women have evolved to have stronger immunity than men. But this comes with downsides - women are more likely to have autoimmune diseases due to their “reactive” immune systems.

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