{"id":26414,"date":"2020-01-31T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T06:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=26414"},"modified":"2020-01-31T17:36:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T06:36:27","slug":"beware-sepsis-plays-a-role-in-many-influenza-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=26414","title":{"rendered":"Beware: Sepsis Plays a Role in Many Influenza Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sepsis_Or_Flu.jpg\" alt=\"Sepsis Or Flu\" class=\"wp-image-26415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sepsis_Or_Flu.jpg 919w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sepsis_Or_Flu-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sepsis_Or_Flu-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Importantly, sepsis has been identified as a major contributor in influenza deaths. According to researchers, &#8220;Severe sepsis is traditionally associated with bacterial diseases \u2026 However, viruses are becoming a growing cause of severe sepsis worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As noted in the video above, some sepsis symptoms also resemble those of influenza, which can have tragic consequences if you do not seek medical help in time. The video offers guidelines on how to tell the difference between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sepsis, without doubt, requires immediate medical attention, whereas most people will successfully recover from flu with a few days to a week of bedrest and fluids. Just how influenza can lead to sepsis is a somewhat complex affair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2020\/01\/29\/sepsis-death-rate.aspx\">https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2020\/01\/29\/sepsis-death-rate.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Importantly, sepsis has been identified as a major contributor in influenza deaths. According to researchers, &#8220;Severe sepsis is traditionally associated with bacterial diseases \u2026 However, viruses are becoming a growing cause of severe sepsis worldwide.&#8221; As noted in the video above, some sepsis symptoms also resemble those of influenza, which can have tragic consequences if &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=26414\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Beware: Sepsis Plays a Role in Many Influenza Deaths&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26416,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26414\/revisions\/26416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}