How Can a Man Get Toxic Shock Syndrome?

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"Hi, I'm Dr. Savage. I'm here to discuss whether a man can get toxic shock syndrome. To answer that question easily, yes absolutely, a man can get toxic shock. In fact, about fifty percent of toxic shock syndrome happens in males. This may come to you as a surprise because most people have heard about toxic shock originally from when in the 1980's it became popular in the news from many women getting toxic shock from certain high absorbency tampons. That is the most popular reason why someone has heard of it, but not necessarily the most common. It's one of the many ways that someone can get toxic shock. And to discuss that briefly, there are a few different types of bacteria that can cause toxic shock. They when when they cause an infection they secur, they secrete different types of toxins which cause the eventual toxic shock syndrome. So, this concludes discussing whether a man can get toxic shock syndrome. I'm Dr. Savage, and here's to your health."