Sepsis also known as septicaemia is a severe illness triggered by the body’s response to an infection. Lungs, pelvis, abdomen and urinary tract are some of the most common places of infection giving rise to sepsis. The people who are at a risk for sepsis include geriatric population, individual exposed to invasive device, weaker immune system such as cancer patients, HIV, etc. Some of the symptoms of sepsis include dizziness, nausea & vomiting, high fever, rapid heart rate, chills & shivering. 更多
