Toxic shock syndrome is a life-threatening illness that first started gaining significant mentions in about 1978. It's an illness that doesn't occur frequently, but when it does occur, prompt care is crucial. About three individuals out of every 100,000 people in the United States get TSS each year. The United Kingdom sees about 40 cases each year.Toxic shock syndrome can have many causes, and super-absorbent tampons are one of them. In fact, so many cases of TSS involved menstruating women and tampons that people thought it only affected those women. Streptococcus and Staphylococcus bacteria are the culprits in TSS and victims can suffer from TSS if they have deep wounds or certain problems with their immune systems. People of all ages, genders and lifestyles can develop the condition.
