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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
toxic shock syndrome
noun
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▪ If this is the case then the mystery which originally shrouded toxic shock syndrome has been solved.
▪ The symptoms of toxic shock syndrome include high fever, a rash, vomiting and low blood pressure.
▪ There are several candidates for the toxin that might cause toxic shock syndrome.
▪ Twenty four hours after admission toxic shock syndrome was finally diagnosed.
▪ Viscose rayon was linked to toxic shock syndrome in a 1994 study by two New York University researchers.
▪ We report a fatal case of toxic shock syndrome in a 14 year old girl associated with minor day case dermatological surgery.
Wiktionary
toxic shock syndrome

n. (context pathology English) An acute infection by ''Staphylococcus'' bacteria, characterised by sudden high fever, muscle aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and fainting, abbreviated TSS.

WordNet
toxic shock syndrome

n. syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using high-absorbency tampons [syn: toxic shock, TSS]

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Toxic shock syndrome

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a potentially fatal illness caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock syndrome, depending on the situation. The causative bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus, where TSS is caused by enterotoxin type B or TSST-1, and Streptococcus pyogenes, where it is caused by streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins. Streptococcal TSS is sometimes referred to as toxic shock-like syndrome (TSLS) or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS).

Usage examples of "toxic shock syndrome".

Marissa said, recalling that tampons turned out to be the basis of the toxic shock syndrome.

Staph is thought to cause toxic shock syndrome in women, and toxic shock in post-surgical patients.

That whole toxic shock syndrome thing had been in the news a year or so earlier, and that was the first thing that came to my mind.