"Shock syndrome" refers to a serious medical condition where the body has an abnormal reaction to an infection or injury. It can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure, organ failure, and even death. Full definition
And there are no known cases of toxic shock syndrome associated with its use. (treehugger.com)
It represents the structure of the bacterial toxin which causes toxic shock syndrome. (newscientist.com)
Most worrisome are the cases that develop into dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome caused by the loss of fluids from blood vessels. (sciencedaily.com)