Septic

Septic is an adjective that describes something related to or caused by sepsis.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by an inadequate immune system response to infection. This leads to inflammation and damage to tissues and organs. Sepsis often begins with a local infection such as pneumonia, a urinary tract infection, or a skin and soft tissue infection. The bacteria and their toxins then enter the bloodstream, spreading the infection throughout the body.

The term "septic" is used to describe the symptoms associated with sepsis. For example, septic shock is a life-threatening low blood pressure condition caused by sepsis. A septic embolism is an embolism caused by an infected thrombus from a site of septic inflammation.

Treatment of sepsis includes antibiotics, fluid replacement, and supportive care. Prompt recognition and treatment are essential as sepsis can progress rapidly and lead to septic shock, organ failure and death.

Septic infections are very dangerous and can lead to death if left untreated. Infection occurs due to the pathogen entering the bloodstream, usually from a wound on the skin or from a lesion formed on the mucous membranes. But this scenario does not always happen: you can become infected even by swallowing infected waste if the microbes have penetrated the esophagus. Blood in such cases also acts as the main carrier of infection. Diseases transmitted through pus, symptoms and methods of transmission. Depending on the type of pathogen, the symptoms of sepsis are divided into general and characteristic of a specific infection. And even a representative of the same type of pathogenic microorganisms can cause different signs of disease. The main symptoms of sepsis When infected with microbes, an inflammatory process begins not only in the lesion, but also in the organs where they penetrated through the bloodstream. This happens very quickly, often the time from the moment of penetration to the first manifestations of sepsis is 6-8 hours. The main symptoms of sepsis infection:

frequent emptying of the bladder because the infection has affected the kidneys; diarrhea up to 2-3 times a day, caused by bacteria entering the intestinal motility; sharp pain throughout the body, radiating to the arms and legs, often under the shoulder blades or in the abdomen; exhaustion of the body due to dehydration; disturbance of cardiac activity and sleep, the patient becomes irritable; body temperature up to +39…+41°C, there may be night cramps; headaches, fainting; mental disorders.

Sepsis can also occur without fever and manifest itself with weakness, apathy, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting.