toxic shock syndrome

Etymology
🇰🇲. First appears in medical literature c. 1978.

Noun

 * 1)  An acute infection caused by  bacteria, characterized by sudden high fever, muscle aches, joint pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and fainting.

Translations

 * Czech: syndrom toxického šoku
 * Finnish: toksinen sokkioireyhtymä
 * Polish: zespół wstrząsu toksycznego
 * Russian: инфекционно-токсический шок
 * Spanish: síndrome del choque tóxico