Russian doctors say treating swine flu with aspirin causes coma

Scientists of the St. Petersburg Research Institute for Influenza are warning everyone against treating or trying to prevent swine flu with aspirin, the combination is likely to send you into a coma.

The St. Petersburg Research Institute for Influenza is currently testing a new vaccine against the A/H1N1 virus. During the tests, the medics came across the unusual aspirin findings, Life.ru website writes.

Experiments revealed that as acetylsalicylic acid makes contact with the swine flu virus, it dramatically increases the risk of coma.

“There are statistics that show how patients with swine flu who take aspirin have an increased risk of developing so-called Reye’s syndrome,” says Anna Saminina, head of the biotechnologies lab at the St. Petersburg Research Institute for Influenza.

“In other words, the patient may fall into a coma and never wake up, as their brain and liver are gradually destroyed.”

While the mechanism of this effect is yet to be studied, the institute has issued a warning against take aspirin as treatment or a preventive measure for swine flu.

“Use any other fever medication, but not aspirin,” Saminina says.