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Another aspect on Spanish Flu..

1918 flu: again? At various times people are scared into getting a flu shot. Why? Because the 1918 flu, often called the 1918 “Spanish flu,” could come back. Remember, that wasn’t just an epidemic, it was a worldwide pandemic: millions died! We are warned that it could happen again and a flu shot will protect you and your loved ones.


The so-called Spanish Flu of 1918-1919 was little different from other flu epidemics that came and went year after year without much mortality. So why was Spanish Flu such a killer?

The answer can be given in one word: aspirin.

Aspirin & Spanish flu

Aspirin was a relatively new drug in 1918. MDs did not fully understand how to use it safely and its potential dangers. When the flu hit, patients’ families demanded their medical doctor “do something.” In response, he reached for the latest wonder drug that lowered fever and reduced aches and pains.



But the MD overreached. Aspirin was a new drug and its effects were not known.

Aspirin can be poisonous. Remember why “childproof” aspirin bottles were designed? It was because kids would swallow the little white tablets, thinking they were candy. Aspirin became the leading cause of child deaths from poisoning.
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