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Blood poisoning (bacteremia)
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Septicemia - invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria that multiply and discharge their toxic products. The disorder, which is serious and sometimes fatal, is commonly known as blood poisoning. The invasi...
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Infection within the circulatory system. A potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt treatment.
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BLOOD POISONING (Septicemia)
SYMPTOMS"Swelling, severe localized pain, discoloration, red streaks from the wound up the veins toward the heart, and sores that do not heal.
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Blood poisoning (bacteremia)
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Scarlet fever may occur along with a strep throat, certain wound infections, and blood poisoning. Children between the ages of two and 10 years are most likely to get scarlet fever.
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Since toxic shock syndrome is far from the only possible cause of these symptoms, the doctor will need to rule out other serious disorders, such as septicemia (blood poisoning), Rocky Mountain spotted fever, scarlet fever, ...
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If it's left untreated, cutaneous anthrax infection can spread and cause blood poisoning, which is fatal in up to 20 per cent of cases. However, with effective antibiotic treatment few deaths occur.
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wound infections
abscesses
pneumonia (lung infection)
septicaemia (blood poisoning)
osteomyelitis (bone infection)
septic arthritis (joint infection)
heart valve infections
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Alternative Names:
Meningococcal septicemia; Meningococcal blood poisoning; Meningococcal bacteremia
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
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SepticemiaThe presence of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream. Septicemia is sometimes called blood poisoning.
Any of several species of spherical bacteria that occur in groups of four or irregular clusters. frequently cause skin infections.
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Severe infections can cause low blood pressure if bacteria get into the bloodstream. Bloodstream infections (blood poisoning) from cellulitis are particularly dangerous in the very young and very old, ...
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SEPTICEMIA: The systemic disease associated with sepsis. Blood poisoning.
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In most cases, the bacteria remain within the sore. If, however, they spread to the nearest lymph node (or, in rare cases, escape into the bloodstream), the bacteria can cause a form of blood poisoning that rapidly proves fatal.
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