blood poisoning
Infection enters bloodstream
Blood poisoning is a nontechnical term for sepsis—a dangerous condition where infection spreads through the bloodstream, causing the body's immune response to spiral out of control.
The name evokes the image of poison coursing through veins: By the time they realized it was blood poisoning, his organs were failing.
The medical term septicemia is more precise.
Infection spreading through bloodstream
- bacteremiaPathogens present in bloodstream
- septic shockSevere infection causing collapse
- organ failureVital tissue stops functioning
- systemic infectionDisease spread throughout the body
fever · chills · tachycardia · hypotension · inflammation · cytokines · leukocytosis · lactate
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- wound infectionPathogens colonizing injured tissue
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- cellulitisSubcutaneous bacterial infection
gangrene · staph · strep · E. coli · infected · pus · inflammation · fever
septicemia
Infection spreading through bloodstream
- bacteremiaPathogens present in bloodstream
- septic shockSevere infection causing collapse
- organ failureVital tissue stops functioning
systemic infection · fever · chills · tachycardia · hypotension · inflammation · cytokines · leukocytosis · lactate · acidosis
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- wound infectionPathogens colonizing injured tissue
- abscessLocalized pus collection
cellulitis · gangrene · staph · strep · E. coli · infected · pus · inflammation · fever · antibiotics
life-threatening
Risking death
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
emergency · lethal · mortality · acute · grave · serious · dire · hospitalization · complications · rapid onset
fever
Elevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- Blood Infectionsbacteremia, septicemia, viremia, septic shock, systemic infection
- Sepsissepticemia, septic shock, bacteremia, toxemia, toxic shock syndrome
- complicationscomplication, bleeding, paralysis, infections, hemorrhage
- poisoningdrug overdose, overdose, arsenic, activated charcoal, chelation
- infectionsviral infection, bacterial infection, fungal infection, parasitic infection, bacteremia
- Hospital Infectionsnosocomial infection, MRSA, wound infection, superbug, superinfection
blood poisoninghealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · robust health · vitality · clean bill of health
blood poisoninglocalized infection
Contained pathogenic invasion
abscess · boil · skin infection · wound infection · cellulitis
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