Will taking aspirin lead to reye syndrome ?

If use during viral: Although we do not know exactly why reye syndrome occurs, but often following viral illness such as flu, chicken-pox, and some viral upper respiratory infections, and use of Aspirin during these illnesses. This is syndrome is rather rare, but there are now many alternatives to control fever during illnesses and so use of Aspirin in children is not recommended. Consult doc. Good luck.

Sometimes: We first saw Reye Syndrome in the late 60's and 70's but the frequency declined after it was linked to aspirin.It was uncommon & most often seen after flu or chickenpox. We began encouraging parents to avoid Aspirin under the age of 16 and the condition is now quite rare. We still use aspirin in kids in limited conditions where it is a preferred drug.I would't worry about an adult taking it.