blood poisoning
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Lewis was reportedly diagnosed with toxic shock syndrome, blood poisoning and flesh-eating disease. — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, "Dad who lost lips, limbs to horrifying infection gets new mouth made from shoulder skin, tattoo," 4 July 2018 Internal injuries caused by the beating and blood poisoning were listed as causes of death. — Washington Post, "India’s nationalist lawmaker arrested on rape allegation," 13 Apr. 2018 Simpson wanted to work on sepsis, a blood poisoning caused by infections. — Andy Marso, kansascity, "20 years ago, KU Hospital was struggling, but now it's thriving, with new development and happier patients | The Kansas City Star," 3 Nov. 2017 It is rumored that Queen Elizabeth died from blood poisoning as a result of an untreated tooth infection. — Nicole Spector /, NBC News, "The Reason Your Dental Work Isn't Covered by Medical Insurance," 24 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blood poisoning.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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