TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME


Meaning of TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME in English

Function: noun

Date: 1978

: an acute disease that is characterized by fever, diarrhea, nausea, diffuse erythema, and shock, that is associated especially with the presence of a bacterium ( Staphylococcus aureus ), and that occurs especially in menstruating females using tampons ― called also toxic shock

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