Most common infections are easily treated—think of the common cold, flu, or even pneumonia. However, sometimes complications arise from these illnesses—sepsis, and the more severe form, septic shock, are one such potentially life threatening complication of such infections. World Sepsis Day is tomorrow, September 13th--one in four people who contract sepsis will die [1], and others have long-term complications.

During sepsis, also called “blood poisoning” [2], inflammation arises from the response of the body to the infection [ Read More