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 …

…of doctors and medical assistants has greatly increased, and their knowledge of the disease has greatly increased. Along with this increased public awareness is the breakthrough research mentioned above. Over eighty million dollars was allotted to study Reye's Syndrome in 1993, and that amount has increased greatly since then. As the twentieth century looks towards new developments in medicine and disease control, Reye's Syndrome will hopefully become nothing more than an obsolete disease of the past.