For staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome, the diagnosis is based strictly upon CDC criteria defined in 2011, as follows: 1  Body temperature > 38.9 Â°C (102.02 Â°F) 2  Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg. 3  Diffuse macular erythroderma.  Desquamation (especially of the palms and soles) 1â2 weeks after onset.
Symptoms usually appear 1 to 3 days after exposure. Influenza symptoms can include a sudden onset of fever, headache, chills, cough, sore throat, and body aches. Diarrhea is not common.
Sometimes, a swollen spleen or liver involvement may develop. These symptoms usually last for more than two days and may appear slowly. Heart problems or involvement of the central nervous system occurs only rarely, and mono is almost never fatal.