Aspirin was used excessively during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic to reduce fever, potentially contributing to a high case fatality rate. — Whalespan
Aspirin was used excessively during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic to reduce fever, potentially contributing to a high case fatality rate.
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“aspirin took away fever it took away the body aches it took away the pain and all of that was subscribed to the virus that was going on they didn't know even know it was a virus just the influenza disease and so uh it was being used almost excessively in fact in many cases probably toxically in these Army hospitals in 1918 people were coming in with the flu young people were coming in with the flu and they were getting high doses of aspiring they thought this was the way to treat it and the mortality rate the case fatality rate was like 6%”
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