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The high rate of death during the 1918 Spanish influenza was possibly due, in part, to what?

Scarlet fever
Arsenic poisoning
Aspirin toxicity
Staph infections

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Answer:

aspirin toxicity

Step-by-step explanation:

During 1918, doctors were giving paitents high doses of aspirin, therefore causing many deaths. (Aspirin is a blood thinner)

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The high rate of death during the 1918 spanish influenze was possibly because of the arsenic poising. Arsenic poisoning is considered to be a mental condition in which the arsenic in the individual’s body is at its elevated levels, causing certain symptoms.
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