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Essay Archive - Reye Syndrome
Reye Syndrome
Reye Syndrome is an extremely rare, non-contagious disease thought to be
triggered by aspirin use. The actual origin of the disease is unknown. Reye's
Syndrome, occasionally called Reye-Jacobsen's Syndrome, is known to follow any
viral infection. Two of the most common viral infections it precedes is
influenza, “the flu”, and chicken pox. A now-familiar warning on bottles of
aspirin, most notably Tylenol, is not to give Tylenol to a child who is
recovering from the chicken pox, a fever, or any other viral infection. The
link between aspirin and Reye's Syndrome and is n....
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