[ExI] viruses

[Dylan Distasio]

Acetaminophen should be alright in this scenario (although to be clear I'm
not a doc).  There are understandable reasons why NSAIDs might be having a
negative effect in terms of the virus, but acetaminophen does not share the
same mechanism of action and should be fine as a fever reducer.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 9:08 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> No aspirin.  Well, the fever is what the body does to kill germs, so
> lowering a fever is really not a good idea anyway, right?  It's just for
> comfort, until it goes to high, over 103 I think.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 5:50 AM Rafal Smigrodzki via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 5:16 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> It is my understanding that your body kills a virus or the virus kills
>>> your body.  There is only symptomatic treatment, right?
>>>
>>> So just how is corona going to overwhelm our health system?  People will
>>> seek treatment but there isn't any - stay home and don't infect others.
>>>
>>> Plenty of fluids; aspirin for fever; supplemental oxygen for severe
>>> cases.  What else?
>>>
>>> Who knows?
>>>
>>>
>> ### NO ASPIRIN!!!!!!
>>
>> This is medical advice from me, a physician licensed in the states of
>> Virginia and North Carolina - DO NOT self-administer ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN,
>> NAPROXEN and other similar medications if you suspect you have the Wuhan
>> virus. These medications may be associated with increased mortality in this
>> disease.
>>
>> Consult with your physician for suspected infection.
>>
>> Rafal
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