Overview
About the event
September has been designated as Sepsis Awareness Month by Sepsis Alliance since 2011. Every September since, the organization has invited healthcare professionals and individuals in all areas of medicine, as well as businesses and organizations, to help raise awareness of sepsis and save lives. The month is all about letting people know about the symptoms and signs of sepsis so that people can act quickly and get the help that they need.
Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It can happen due to any infection, but the germs that most commonly trigger it are bloodstream infections, kidney infections, abdominal infections, and pneumonia. It is sometimes referred to as blood poisoning or septicemia. It occurs when your immune system has an overreaction to an infection, and so it begins damaging the organs and tissues in your body. You cannot catch sepsis from another person.
There are three stages of sepsis. There is sepsis, severe sepsis, and sepsis shock. A lot of people experience sepsis while they are in the hospital recovering from a procedure. However, this is not always the case.
Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It can happen due to any infection, but the germs that most commonly trigger it are bloodstream infections, kidney infections, abdominal infections, and pneumonia. It is sometimes referred to as blood poisoning or septicemia. It occurs when your immune system has an overreaction to an infection, and so it begins damaging the organs and tissues in your body. You cannot catch sepsis from another person.
There are three stages of sepsis. There is sepsis, severe sepsis, and sepsis shock. A lot of people experience sepsis while they are in the hospital recovering from a procedure. However, this is not always the case.
