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Blood poisoning: The medical term is septicemia. No matter which ofthesetwo terms-blood poisoning or septicemia-you prefer, what is meant isthesame thing, namely a general (systemic) disease that is due to thepresenceand the persistence of germs (pathogenic microorganisms) or their toxins inthe bloodstream. The germs can be bacteria (in bacteremia) or any othermicroscopic agent of infection capable of causing disease in humans.Anotherterm that is very closely related to blood poisoning and septicemia is sepsis. Sepsis also refers to the presence and persistence of germs ortheir toxins in the blood but those germs or toxins do not need to be intheblood. They may be in other tissues of the body. Bloodpoisoning/septicemiaand sepsis are often serious. They can sometimes be life threateningdiseasescalling for urgent and comprehensive care.