Was it really the flu?

[dee_burris]

Wikipedia calls it the 1918 flu pandemic and the National Archives calls it The Influenza Epidemic.

No matter which descriptor you choose, I had never heard that, especially among young adults, aspirin could have contributed to their deaths by causing hyperventilation and pulmonary edema at the high doses prescribed.

Thanks to rainbow for finding that interesting tidbit of information.

Comments

[rainbow]

most welcome! i'm still boggled, every time i start thinking about it.