Discussion | Sepsis awareness | A silent killer claiming millions of lives

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File: Illustration of foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV, pink and purple) particles. This highly contagious virus infects cattle, pigs, and sheep and many cloven-hoofed wildlife species. It causes painful lesions to appear in the mouth and feet which may lead to loss of appetite and lameness. 
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa needs to do more in raising awareness around sepsis.
That’s because an estimated 2 million people across sub-Saharan Africa die of sepsis every year. 
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It is a serious condition in which the body’s infection-fighting mechanism fails. 
Chief clinical officer at Mediclinic Southern Africa, Dr Rachel Moore spoke to eNCA.