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Meh. Putting on my armchair evolutionary biologist hat, I'd guess that women get drastically sick, lie down for a few days, get taken care of now and then by other women around the house/cave/tent/dwelling, and after a few days of aggressive immune response are back up to normal. Men range out to hunt for potentially days, get sick far from home, and can't afford to have a huge fever while abroad, so get low-key sick instead and try to fight the disease with the least escalation possible, even if it takes longer. That would also suit what I see between my wife and I. I have constant colds that take just about as long to get rid of as it takes me to line up the next one. My wife catches the flu, is completely down and out for a few days, and is then back up and running.
Ultimately I think it's all confirmation bias.
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