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Sepsis Awareness Month: Fewer than Half of Americans Have Heard of this Devastating Illness - Media Statement

Despite the fact that sepsis affects more than a million Americans each year and kills up to half of them, a new survey published by Sepsis AllianceExternal Web Site Icon found that fewer than half of all Americans have ever even heard of the term 'sepsis'.

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CDC@CDCgov Sep 3, 2014Published 10:17 UTCSignal Time 78Trust Score
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Despite the fact that sepsis affects more than a million Americans each year and kills up to half of them, a new survey published by Sepsis AllianceExternal Web Site Icon found that fewer than half of all Americans have ever even heard of the term 'sepsis'.

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