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Men and smokers are definitely more susceptible from the data right now.

• capableweb 7y ago
  Could you link a source providing the argument that men and smokers are more susceptible to COVID-19?
  • nexuist 7y ago
    I don't have a source for the claim about men, but the idea that smokers are susceptible comes from what we know about SARS, which is that it is a respiratory disease. COVID-19 is very similar to SARS so we can say with confidence that it is also a respiratory disease. Logically, if this virus attacks your lungs, and your lungs are damaged from years of severe smoking, then the virus will hit you harder and you may take longer to recover / die more quickly.
    • capableweb 7y ago
      Right, so it's less about smoking and more about previous damage to the lungs. That makes sense. I thought there was something specific about smoking that was linked somehow to COVID-19, but seems like you're making a more general claim. All good!