What does septic smell like? Distinguishing environmental and medical odors
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency caused by the body's extreme response to an infection. The phrase **What does septic smell like?** has two vastly different meanings: it could signal a plumbing problem with a septic tank or, far more critically, an infected wound that could lead to medical sepsis.
