sepsis

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"It's absolutely shocking," said the UK Sepsis Trust's chief medical officer Dr Ron Daniels.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Sepsis develops when the body's immune system overreacts to an infection and begins damaging its own tissues and organs.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

Sepsis, in turn, causes issues with a heart valve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection where the body's immune system damages its own tissues and organs, according to the NHS.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

The most frequent infectious cause is rheumatism; other infectious causes are cerebrospinal fever, typhoid fever, acute miliary tuberculosis, pneumonia and Sepsis.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)