It may come seemingly out of nowhere: a affected person will get an an infection — within the lungs, bladder, or just about wherever — and the physique’s immune system overreacts, generally so severely the affected person finally dies.
The situation known as septicemia, or generally known as sepsis or septic shock. And by the numbers, Massachusetts has seen an alarming enhance in instances.
Or has it?
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