Sepsis
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Woman fears for unborn baby after botched tummy tuck left her battling sepsis
Kerrie Wilkes splashed out £4,200 on abdominoplasty in 2017.
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Woman’s arms, legs partially amputated after infection from dog saliva: ‘It was just a random and rare occurrence’
An Ohio woman, Marie Trainer, ended up having her arms and legs partially amputated after becoming infected with bacteria found in dog saliva. Here's what you need to know.
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Mum saves son from potentially deadly sepsis by spotting early sign
The vital sign that the small wound he had on his arm had become infected.
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How sepsis killed Muhammad Ali
In April, it killed stage and screen star Patty Duke. This indiscriminate assassin is sepsis, and most people have little understanding of what it is and how easily it could affect them. It sounds harmless enough, but it can be deadly if it progresses to septic shock, defined by a dangerous drop in blood pressure. In 2009, Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa developed sepsis that stemmed from an untreated urinary tract infection.