what does blood poisoning mean
Usually, the layperson using the term blood poisoning is referring to the medical condition(s) that arise when bacteria or their products (or both) reach the blood. Blood poisoning is not a medical term and does not appear in many medical dictionaries or scientific publications.However, when it is used, the correct medical term that most closely matches its intended meaning is sepsis. Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening medical condition that's associated with an infection; the infection's signs and symptoms must fulfill a minimum of two criteria of a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). 2  Blood poisoning is a nonmedical term that usually refers to the medical condition known as sepsis.