World Sepsis Day: The CDC's new guidance on the life-threatening condition looks like progress.
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September 13th is World Sepsis Day, and September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis is a dangerous medical condition in which the body’s immune response to infection causes it to attack itself. Think of it like a scorched Earth scenario: Our immune system’s war on a pathogen wreaks havoc on the battlefield itself, our own body, which can cause organ damage ranging from mild to life-threatening.
World Sepsis Day: The CDC's new guidance on the life-threatening condition looks like progress.
World Sepsis Day: The CDC's new guidance on…
World Sepsis Day: The CDC's new guidance on the life-threatening condition looks like progress.
September 13th is World Sepsis Day, and September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis is a dangerous medical condition in which the body’s immune response to infection causes it to attack itself. Think of it like a scorched Earth scenario: Our immune system’s war on a pathogen wreaks havoc on the battlefield itself, our own body, which can cause organ damage ranging from mild to life-threatening.