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What are the signs and symptoms of sepsis?

Source: PA Archive

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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