Medical Definition of suppression. : an act or instance of suppressing: asa: stoppage of a bodily function or a symptom suppression of urine secretion suppression of a coughb: the failure of development of a bodily part or organc: the conscious intentional exclusion from consciousness of a thought or feelingâcompare repression 2a.
He was 53 years old. Jim Henson died from septic shock, aka sepsis, aka toxic shock syndrome. There are so many names for sepsis it can be confusing, but all these names mean the same thing; it is the bodyâs overreaction to an infection, in Jim Hensonâs case it was Group A streptococcus.
Unfortunately Henson's death brought out a good reason why the elderly should get the vaccine, Allentown Health Director Gary Gurian said. Henson had streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as pneumococcal pneumonia -- one of the most common types of bacterial pneumonia and one of 23 serotypes the vaccine helps prevent. While Henson was not among those for whom the vaccine is recommended, his death underlined the need to take every precaution, Gurian said.