#sepsis  the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
  supertype:  #infection  invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms causing inflammation
  subtype:  #blood_poisoning__bloodpoisoning__septicemia__septicaemia  invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
     subtype:  #puerperal_fever__puerperalfever__childbed_fever  serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
     subtype:  #pyemia__pyaemia  septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess
     subtype:  #toxemia__toxaemia  blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
     subtype:  #fowl_cholera  an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia
     subtype:  #shipping_fever__shipping_pneumonia  a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)
  subtype:  #sapremia__sapraemia  blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrified matter

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