TSS typically only occurs when there's blood involved.
It's a staph infection, the highest infection rate for menstrating women occured in 1980 when 14/100,000 women had it.
Currently it sits at about 1/100,000 in the US (I say menstrating women because you can get the virus other ways too.. in fact, you're more likely to get it other ways than from tampons these days)
The CDC has set out the following critera:
Major criteria (all 4 must be met) Fever: temperature >38.9°C (102°F) Rash: diffuse macular erythroderma Desquamation: 1 to 2 wk after onset of illness, particularly of palms and soles Hypotension: systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg for adults or <5th percentile by age for children <16 yr of age, or orthostatic syncope
Multisystem involvement (3 or more must be met) Gastrointestinal: vomiting or diarrhea at onset of illness Muscular: severe myalgia or creatine kinase level twice upper limit of normal for laboratory Mucous membrane: vaginal, oropharyngeal, or conjunctival hyperemia Renal: blood urea nitrogen or creatinine level at least twice upper limit of normal for laboratory, or >5 white blood cells per high-power field in absence of urinary tract infection Hepatic: total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, or alanine aminotransferase at least twice upper limit of normal for laboratory Hematologic: platelets <100,000/mm3 Central nervous system: disorientation or alterations in consciousness without focal neurologic signs when fever and hypotension are absent
Normal results on the following tests (if performed) Blood, throat, or cerebrospinal fluid cultures (blood culture may be positive for S aureus) Rise in titer in antibody tests for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, leptospirosis, or measles
More than likely you're just freaking out and it's stress causing your symptoms. THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK. Get yourself in to see your gyno and get everything checked out to make sure you're healthy. TSS can usually be treated if caught early enough, so don't panic too much.
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It's a staph infection, the highest infection rate for menstrating women occured in 1980 when 14/100,000 women had it.
Currently it sits at about 1/100,000 in the US (I say menstrating women because you can get the virus other ways too.. in fact, you're more likely to get it other ways than from tampons these days)
The CDC has set out the following critera:
Major criteria (all 4 must be met)
Fever: temperature >38.9°C (102°F)
Rash: diffuse macular erythroderma
Desquamation: 1 to 2 wk after onset of illness, particularly of palms and soles
Hypotension: systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg for adults or <5th percentile by age for children <16 yr of age, or orthostatic syncope
Multisystem involvement (3 or more must be met)
Gastrointestinal: vomiting or diarrhea at onset of illness
Muscular: severe myalgia or creatine kinase level twice upper limit of normal for laboratory
Mucous membrane: vaginal, oropharyngeal, or conjunctival hyperemia
Renal: blood urea nitrogen or creatinine level at least twice upper limit of normal for laboratory, or >5 white blood cells per high-power field in absence of urinary tract infection
Hepatic: total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, or alanine aminotransferase at least twice upper limit of normal for laboratory
Hematologic: platelets <100,000/mm3
Central nervous system: disorientation or alterations in consciousness without focal neurologic signs when fever and hypotension are absent
Normal results on the following tests (if performed)
Blood, throat, or cerebrospinal fluid cultures (blood culture may be positive for S aureus)
Rise in titer in antibody tests for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, leptospirosis, or measles
More than likely you're just freaking out and it's stress causing your symptoms. THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK. Get yourself in to see your gyno and get everything checked out to make sure you're healthy. TSS can usually be treated if caught early enough, so don't panic too much.