"Septicaemia" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Septicaemia is a medical emergency that occurs when bacteria, or a non-bacterial agent, enters the bloodstream (also referred to as bacteremia or sepsis) and triggers an overwhelming immune response. This can cause a wide range of symptoms, depending on how widespread the infection has become, but common symptoms include high fever, shaking chills, cough, shortness of breath, sweating, rapid heart rate, and tachycardia.