A friend of mine was said to have suddenly died from Toxic Shock Syndrome. Kindly let me know what this means.
Chidinma (by SMS)
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare acute life-threatening illness, caused by a toxin-mediated infectious process linked to toxin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus or group A Streptococcus (GAS), also called Streptococcus pyogenes. TSS is characterized by high fever, rash, desquamation of palms and soles, hypotension, refractory shock, multi organ failure, and death.
The clinical syndrome can also include severe myalgia, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, and nonfocal neurologic abnormalities.
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