What are the signs and symptoms of sepsis?
by Ella Pickover
May 22, 2024
2 minutes
Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has spoken of his sepsis ordeal.
But what is sepsis? Here the PA news agency answers questions on the signs, symptoms and treatments.
– What is sepsis?
Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection.
It occurs when the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage the body’s own tissues and organs.
– How
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