sepsis

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Only rarely do they get through the barriers at the back of the nose and throat to invade the body and cause meningitis and sepsis.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Meningitis is a potentially deadly infection causing the inflammation of the brain or spinal cord linings, which can lead to sepsis.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

A coroner said there was a "risk future deaths could occur" unless action was taken after a man with sepsis died after a GP's calls to a hospital went unanswered.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

A pathologist also identified that sepsis was a factor in his death, "although evidence of any infection could not be found".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“It’s risky. I won’t say it’s not. But sepsis is a far bigger and far more likely monster.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott