toxemia

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toxemia (countable and uncountable, plural toxemias)

Blood poisoning; adverse reaction to toxic byproducts of systemic infection.

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If antibiotics are administered too late, even if the antibiotics eradicate the bacteria, some hosts will still die of toxemia because the toxins produced by the bacilli remain in their system at lethal dose levels. Source: Internet

The adult form of infant botulism is termed adult intestinal toxemia, and is exceedingly rare. Source: Internet

The first signs of toxemia are swelling near the eyes and ankles (edema), headache, high blood pressure, and weight gain that the mother might confuse with the normal weight gain of being pregnant. Source: Internet

Without treatment, about 20% of cutaneous skin infection cases progress to toxemia and death. Source: Internet

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