Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage your body's own tissues and organs. You cannot catch sepsis from another person. Sepsis is sometimes called septicaemia or blood poisoning.

For more information about Sepsis, please see the websites below:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sepsis/

https://sepsistrust.org/