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zheka24 [161]
1 year ago
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Why do humans suffer from sleepiness, decreased muscle activity, and decreased sex drive during illness?

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Lilit [14]1 year ago
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Humans suffer from sleepiness ,decreased muscle activity ,and decreased sex drive during illness because they are useful ways of conserving energy while the body is attacking the illness .

<h3>Sleepiness :</h3>

It is the strong desire to fall asleep .

Sleepiness relates to the accumulation of a chemical messenger ( neurotransmitter) ,within the brain called adenosine  .

If the level of adenosine is higher then the level of sleepiness will be higher .

Sleepiness may occur normally or be due to sleep disorder.

if we tired, then also we feel sleepiness.

<h3>Decreased sex drive :</h3>

There many ways for having low sex drive .some of they are listed below: relationship problems ,stress ,anxiety or depression , erectile dysfunction or vaginal dryness , lower hormone levels ,menopause , high blood pressure , antidepressants , drinking too much alcohol , hormone disbalance in body and many more .

<h3>Decreased muscle activity : </h3>

Decreased muscle activity means reducing strength of the person .it is due to also natural aging or due to disease and illness . lack of physical activity also leads to laziness which is the cause of decreased muscle activity .if we have cold symptoms then also we lack muscle activity and feel laziness.

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