Synonyms for toxic shock
toxic shock

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1. toxic shock, toxic shock syndrome, TSSnoun

   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 highly absorbent tampons

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   toxic shock syndrome

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1. toxic shock

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   See Toxic shock syndrome
   

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1. Moshe Arditi:

   This new entity has some similarities to Kawasaki disease, but there are a lot more features that are consistent with toxic shock syndrome, such as multi-organ system involvement and severe abdominal involvement with diarrhea.

2. Andrew Cuomo:

   We are not so sure that is the fact anymore. Toddler, elementary school children are presenting symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease or toxic shock-like syndrome, it's very possible that this has been going on for several weeks and it hasn't been diagnosed as related to COVID.