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According to the Medcram youtube series, NSAIDs in general are known to impair virus replication, but also impair immune function. What is the net result? That
by gameswithgo 7y ago
According to the Medcram youtube series, NSAIDs in general are known to impair virus replication, but also impair immune function. What is the net result? That is less clear. Many believe that aspirin had a negative effect during the 1918 flu epidemic though.
Video link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT6mHi_8V5E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT6mHi_8V5E
- frankchn 7y agoAccording to https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/49/9/1405/301441 https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/49/9/1405/301441, the aspirin doses that were used in 1918 (8.0 - 31.2 g/day) were much higher than what people normally take today (usually a max of 3.6g or so).
- drclau 7y agoApparently aspirin contributed to fatalities via aspirin poisoning, so it did not necessarily have a direct impact on the virus. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Aspirin_poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu#Aspirin_poisoning