text: Coronavirus survivors warned to look out for signs of sepsis - Manchester Evening News
  Coronavirus survivors warned to look out for signs of sepsis
  Can coronavirus cause sepsis? UK Sepsis Trust estimates 20,000 people who had coronavirus are at risk of sepsis
  14:50, 28 JUL 2020
  People diagnosed with coronavirus are being encouraged to familiarise themselves with the signs of sepsis.
  Can coronavirus cause sepsis?
  UKST says yes, it can.
  "The presently accepted lay definition of sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection injures its own tissues and organs.
  "From information presently available on clinical cases of Covid-19, it appears that a percentage of Covid-19 infections can result in such organ failure, meaning that some people develop kidney failure or shock rather than only respiratory failure."
  Is there a risk of contracting coronavirus following sepsis?
  UKST says: "For a period of time following sepsis, some survivors can be more prone to developing further infections, and therefore have an increased risk of readmission with infective complications (including sepsis). These people may be at increased risk of severe illness if they acquire COVID-19."
  Working with the York Health Economics Consortium, the UKST has estimated that unless these additional sepsis cases are diagnosed early, it could cost the NHS up to £1 billion.