Question: "What is sepsis?"

Answer: Sepsis is basically a really bad type of infection.

More specifically, sepsis is an infection that causes whole body inflammation via the blood.

• The infection is usually caused by bacteria.
• Often the infection starts in a specific location such as the kidney, bowel or a heart valve and then spreads to the rest of the body via the blood.
• However, sometimes a primary starting point of the infection is not identified and the major problem is a blood infection that then causes infection elsewhere.
• Sepsis is a serious problem that needs to be treated with lots of IV medications in the hospital.
• There is much more to this story. Let me know if you have a specific question.