Septic shock is the most severe complication of sepsis, which is a reaction to an infection. A person with sepsis may go into septic shock, which can cause organ failure and other life threatening ...

Sepsis is a potentially fatal or life changing syndrome wherein the body responds to an infection with a systemic immune response. Many clinicians consider sepsis to have three stages, starting with ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson, MD, MPH Key Takeaways Early signs of sepsis may include severe pain, shortness of breath, and mental confusion. Sepsis can quickly progress to septic shock and ...

Larissa Banitt is a registered nurse who combines her English and Nursing degrees in writing health content. She has worked on the floor on a medical-surgical unit and currently works providing care ...

Sepsis is a medical complication triggered by any infection. It causes millions of deaths each year. The first global report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on sepsis or septicemia, published ...

Sepsis is a condition brought on by infection of a pathogen, wherein the body reacts in such a way that it harms itself. This can be by overreacting to the infection, imbalances between the ...

Ashley Park, one of the stars of Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” and “Beef,” revealed last week that she was recuperating from “critical septic shock,” after a bout of tonsillitis during a New Year ...

Biting your nails won’t just give you ragged edges. It could also put you at risk for sepsis, a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of an infection. That’s what recently happened to ...