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Toxic shock syndrome is due to infection with the staphylococcus germ, the one popularised as “golden staph”, which produces the particular toxin or poison that caused the symptoms.

It was first described in children in 1978.

It usually has an acute onset with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, muscular aches, a spreading rash followed by collapse or shock.

Some women use tampons because they have a vaginal discharge rather than only when menstruating. It may be worthwhile considering seeing a doctor to determine the cause of the discharge and what can be done to cure it rather than using tampons for protection and putting up with the discharge.

Any serious illness, such as this, with what appears to be a high mortality can frighten women but, so far, the incidence is low and there may be a greater danger of dying in a road accident than from toxic shock syndrome.

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