What is Toxic Shock Syndrome?
What is Toxic Shock Syndrome?
- Toxic Shock Syndrome: Severe immune reaction causing shock.
- Toxic Shock Syndrome: syndrome characterized by high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion, and skin rash; almost all cases have been related to an infection with toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus.
Source - Diseases Database
- Toxic Shock Syndrome: 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.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Introduction
Types of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
Broader types of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
How many people get Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Incidence (annual) of Toxic Shock Syndrome: 113 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999); 1-2 per 100,000 (DBMD)
Incidence Rate of Toxic Shock Syndrome: approx 1 in 2,407,079 or 0.00% or 112 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
In the United States, annual incidence
is 1-2/100,000 women 15-44 years of age (last active surveillance
done in 1987). (Source: excerpt from Toxic Shock Syndrome: DBMD)
Who gets Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Gender Profile for Toxic Shock Syndrome: Mostly in women (related to tampon use)
How serious is Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Complications of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
see complications of Toxic Shock Syndrome
What causes Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Causes of Toxic Shock Syndrome: see causes of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Causes of Toxic Shock Syndrome: Staphylococcus aureus , a
bacterium. (Source: excerpt from Toxic Shock Syndrome: DBMD)
...
TSS has been associated
with use of tampons and intravaginal contraceptive devices
in women and occurs as a complication of skin abscesses or
surgery. (Source: excerpt from Toxic Shock Syndrome: DBMD)
Risk factors for Toxic Shock Syndrome:
see
risk factors for Toxic Shock Syndrome
What are the symptoms of Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Symptoms of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
see symptoms of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Complications of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
see complications of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic Shock Syndrome: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Toxic Shock Syndrome.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Toxic Shock Syndrome.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Toxic Shock Syndrome:
see treatments for Toxic Shock Syndrome
Prevention of Toxic Shock Syndrome:
see prevention of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Research for Toxic Shock Syndrome:
see research for Toxic Shock Syndrome
Name and Aliases of Toxic Shock Syndrome
Main name of condition: Toxic Shock Syndrome
Other names or spellings for Toxic Shock Syndrome:
TSS
Toxic shock, TSS
Source - WordNet 2.1
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