All people have immune systems which are the body’s natural protection against disease. In most cases, bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms are not able to damage the body because the immune system is powerful enough to protect it. It is composed of a complex combination of proteins, cells and organs. From time to time conditions might be just right for […]
Sepsis and the Immune System
Could Routine Antibiotics Prevent Sepsis From Occurring in Child Birth?
It has been shown recently that the use of routine antibiotics prescribed to women in child birth can lower the chance of getting sepsis. This is indicated by the fact that the presence of sepsis has fallen by 56 per cent among those women who were given routine antibiotics. Sepsis is of particular concern to women for whom forceps or […]