Dr. Miriam Fischer, MedStar Health's lead doctor on sepsis, describes that sepsis happens "when that infection goes to the next level." She said it's a life-threatening condition where your body's ...

It’s the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals. Cases are on the rise — and symptoms often go unnoticed until it’s too late. Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency.

Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of an infection and the leading cause of death in the U.S.

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Each year, 1.7 million adults in the United States develop sepsis. It can be fatal in approximately one out of five patients, either in the hospital or after they are discharged.

Then came her diagnosis: “Doctors told me she had a rapidly progressing Group A Strep infection, which had begun to severely ...

Nearly half of patients died within 28 days of sepsis, with hypertension, elevated SIRS scores, and Gram-negative bacteria sepsis observed as underlying risk factors.

Sepsis is not contagious, as it is not a transmissible disease. However, people can spread infections to others that could lead to sepsis. Learn more here.