Sepsis is the leading cause of death from infection

Sepsis is the leading cause of death from infection

Here is something that may surprise you about sepsis, it is the leading cause of death from infection.  

Sepsis is more deadly than prostate cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined, with approximately 1.5 million cases annually.  It's the number one cause of non-cardiac deaths in intensive care units, and the eleventh leading cause of death overall. 

According to the CDC, sepsis kills 250,000 Americans every year.  Yet many of us have never even heard of it.