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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

“Note that the standard military treatment for the Flu was 300 mg of Asprin to lower the fever. They patients bled to death in their lungs.”
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Yeah. I just read about this recently. Bayer Aspirin was pushing this treatment all over the place...”a half hand-full of Aspirin every four hours...”

Geezo-petes! An argument can be made that regimen severely exacerbated the ravages of the Spanish Flu.


1,435 posted on 03/29/2020 5:36:09 AM PDT by EMI_Guy ("You have to slow down to go fast." - Kenny Roberts)
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To: Bigg Red

Mark


1,438 posted on 03/29/2020 5:52:21 AM PDT by Bigg Red (WWG1WG)
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To: EMI_Guy; All

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200326/stroke-drug-could-help-covid-19-patients#1

First trial, rather than a few patients, starting now - using the stroke drug

“The research focuses on a drug called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which is normally used to quickly dissolve blood clots that cause strokes or heart attacks.”
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actually, an aspirin might be a good thing to take at the first sign of symptoms.. ??


1,541 posted on 03/29/2020 11:40:16 AM PDT by bitt (forget the electric chair..we're gonna need electric bleachers!)
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