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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (308776)	8/23/2016 11:54:36 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (4) of 541778

My mother died of this in April. It can happen very very quickly. Sepsis is a medical emergency, CDC says. It can be stopped if caught in time. washingtonpost.com By Arlene Karidis August 23 at 2:43 PM The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared sepsis a medical emergency, reporting Tuesday that about 72 percent of patients with this fast-moving and deadly illness have recently been seen by doctors and nurses, representing missed opportunities to catch it early or prevent it. The most common illnesses leading to sepsis include pneumonia and infections of the urinary tract, skin and gut, the CDC said in its report. There is no specific test for sepsis and symptoms can vary, which means it is often missed. But the report outlined several ways medical personnel could act, including vaccinating against pneumonia, preventing infections by washing hands and increasing general awareness of sepsis. “When sepsis occurs, it should be treated as a medical emergency,” CDC Director Tom Frieden said in a statement. continues at the link....

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