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    News » Other » Health: Celebration of World Septicemia Day 2022

    Health: Celebration of World Septicemia Day 2022

    By Gérard Dawa13 September 2022Updated:24 June 2023
    La communauté internationale célèbre le 13 septembre de chaque année, la journée mondiale contre la Septicémie. Cette journée est d'origine anglo-saxonne et remonte à 2012.
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    The international community celebrates World Septicemia Day on September 13 each year. This day is of Anglo-Saxon origin and dates back to 2012.

    World Sepsis Day aims to raise awareness of this major public health problem among the general public and decision-makers, and to assist in the implementation of research that meets the challenges identified.

    Sepsis is based on two elements: colonization of the blood by the pathogen, bacterium, virus or fungus, and sepsis, which is a generalized inflammatory reaction following a serious infection. By invading the bloodstream, germs can cause impairment of heart, lung, brain and kidney function.

    Symptoms of septicemia

    La septicémie affecte l’ensemble de l’organisme. On observe une accélération du rythme cardiaque, la fièvre monte, des frissons et des difficultés respiratoires apparaissent rapidement. Dans certains cas, la température du corps peut paradoxalement ne pas augmenter, voire même être basse. Des douleurs intenses dans l’abdomen ou d’autres parties du corps. La personne atteinte est sujet à des troubles de la conscience pouvant aller jusqu’à la perte de connaissance, rendant la communication compliquée.

    The fight against sepsis, a health emergency

    This disease affects nearly 30 million people worldwide and is estimated to cause the death of 6 to 9 million people. Although it mainly affects the elderly in developed countries, sepsis also affects many newborns and is the second most common source of death after hemorrhage in women who have given birth.

    Learn more about sepsis

    Sepsis refers to the adverse consequences on vital functions of severe infections that cause a very high mortality despite medical advances.

    Sepsis occurs when pathogens enter the bloodstream, sometimes using the term blood poisoning.

    Sepsis is a real public health problem, with the number of hospitalizations almost doubling in the last ten years. In “advanced” countries, mortality from sepsis is equivalent to that from myocardial infarction.

    Calls for more action from all stakeholders

    The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, the lack of rapid and accurate diagnostic tests and the costs of treatment are the major challenges in this area. The neurological consequences in survivors are also factors that indicate that sustained efforts must be made to combat this disease.

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    Gérard Dawa, journaliste reporter à Afro impact. Titulaire d’une Licence en journalisme obtenue à l’ENSTIC au Bénin, je suis passionné des questions de santé, culture et sport. J’ai fait également mes armes à la radio et je suis membre actif de la PMS "Plateforme Médias et Santé" du Bénin. Je cumule à ce jour 8 ans d’expérience en journalisme.

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