What happened to Sara Manitoski, a 16-year-old Canadian, whose lifeless body was found on March 15, 2017 by her classmates? British Columbia state forensic pathologists just released findings claim that the girl died of toxic shock syndrome. The high school student would have developed this rare but serious infectious disease caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus probably after the use of a tampon, according to the opinion of the experts.
The death of the young girl, sporty and in good health, had shocked her comrades and those around her. It occurred during an organized class trip to Hornby Island, an island in British Columbia. Doctors believe that the staphylococcus aureus bacteria found on the tampon would have caused his death.
Dr.Anthony Chow, professor emeritus specializing in infectious diseases at the University of British Columbia, reminds Radio Canada that the progression of toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is very rapid and requires emergency medical intervention otherwise it. can be fatal, as it was for Sara Manitoski. This infectious disease can also cause amputation, like what happened to the model Lauren Wasser.
An exceptional STC
the tampon is it directly involved in STCs? The research carried out rather points to a misuse of it. In some women, a staphylococcus aureus present in the vaginal flora can multiply and “take advantage” of the blood blocked in a hygienic tampon to develop, in the case of prolonged wear thereof for example. The bacteria produce a dangerous toxin, TSST-1, which will spread into the bloodstream and cause sepsis in women who do not have antibodies against this toxin.
Symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea or a rash are all signs that should alert and lead to the immediate removal of the tampon to be replaced by a sanitary napkin.
The STC remains an exceptional illness and only 1% of women are carriers in their vaginal flora of Staphylococcus aureus, which causes the infection.
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