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If ive thought ive had sepsis since yesterday morning would i be dead or fatally ill by now?

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Seriously ill: Sepsis for a day would make a person very sick not necessarilyy dead or near dead. If you have fever higher than 101, go to the hospital ER.

Answered 12/14/2014

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