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HealthYahoo Style UKBaby loses his limbs to sepsis following an undiagnosed throat infection
Doctors told Oliver's parents to expect the worst.
HealthYahoo Canada StyleWhat The Health?! Woman's arms and legs amputated due to infection from dog saliva
“When I opened my eyes, I didn’t know where I was,” Trainer said. “Then I found out everything."
HealthYahoo LifeWoman’s arms, legs partially amputated after infection from dog saliva: ‘It was just a random and rare occurrence’
An Ohio woman, Marie Trainer, ended up having her arms and legs partially amputated after becoming infected with bacteria found in dog saliva. Here's what you need to know.
HealthYahoo Canada StyleMother's warning goes viral after four-year-old daughter develops sepsis from trying on shoes without socks
"I knew you risk getting things like athlete's foot from trying on shoes but blood poisoning is far more serious."
HealthYahoo Canada Style'A week after I brought my daughter into the world, I almost left it': Mom opens up about horrifying post-pregnancy sepsis
"She told me, ‘With how sick you were, you could’ve been dead within a couple of days. This is serious.'"
NewsYahoo Canada StyleHow this woman's strep throat infection lead to amputation
When Shelby Smith got strep throat, she treated it just like any other throat infection. Smith’s throat began closing up and her organs started failing. Smith had a very rare form of strep throat caused by very aggressive bacteria which caused her to go into septic shock.
NewsYahoo Canada StyleHow sepsis killed Muhammad Ali
In April, it killed stage and screen star Patty Duke. This indiscriminate assassin is sepsis, and most people have little understanding of what it is and how easily it could affect them. It sounds harmless enough, but it can be deadly if it progresses to septic shock, defined by a dangerous drop in blood pressure. In 2009, Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa developed sepsis that stemmed from an untreated urinary tract infection.
NewsRobin RobertsHow sepsis killed Patty Duke
Now it’s claimed stage and screen star Patty Duke. This indiscriminate assassin is sepsis, and most people have little understanding of what it is and how easily it could affect them. What is sepsis? Sepsis, sometimes called blood poisoning, is essentially a complication of infection. In 2009, Brazilian model Mariana Bridi da Costa developed sepsis that stemmed from an untreated urinary tract infection. Desperate to save her life, doctors first amputated both her hands, then both her feet, then they removed both kidneys, and finally part of her stomach, all in vain. In 2011, fellow Brazilian, soccer star Sócrates, was rushed to the hospital three times in four months for an intestinal infection, which ultimately led to sepsis and his death.
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