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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

First-of-its-kind online tool can assess risk of life-threatening condition

Health experts have launched an online tool designed to help the public understand their risk of sepsis.

The potentially life-threatening condition occurs when the body’s immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage its own tissues and organs. Some 48,000 people in the UK die from sepsis each year, with 245,000 people affected annually.

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