Sepsis is a serious health threat that you might not have heard about. Sepsis develops when the body’s fight against an infection becomes so intense that it ends up damaging its own organs.1 It is a severe complication of infections that can possibly lead to permanent disability and even death.1 Almost all infections, including viral infections like COVID-19, can lead to sepsis.1 The 2020 Global Burden of Disease study showed that sepsis is involved in 1 out of every 5 deaths worldwide, and that it primarily affects young children in in low- to middle-income countries.2
We can stop sepsis if we all work together.1,2 We can do this by learning how to prevent infections and by maki…
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