Why Is It Sometimes a Disadvantage to Take Aspirin to Reduce

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Multiple Choice

Why is it sometimes a disadvantage to take aspirin to reduce a fever?

• A)Aspirin makes you irritable and fatigued.
• B)Aspirin reduces your ability to produce interferon.
• C)Aspirin stimulates a dangerous inflammatory response.
• D)Aspirin reduces your production of toxins so that you feel better, even though you are still sick and need to rest.

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