Is it time to cut the men in your life some slack this winter? Here’s what the evidence says. The term man flu takes a humorous poke at men with minor respiratory infections , such as colds, who supposedly exaggerate their symptoms. According to the stereotype, a man lies on the sofa with a box of tissues.
Meanwhile his female partner, also with a snotty nose, carries on working from home, doing the chores and looking after him. But is man flu real? Is there a valid biological reason behind men’s symptoms or are men just malingering? And how does man flu differ from flu? What are the similarities?.
