Can You Really Get Sepsis from Trying on Shoes Without Socks?
By Rachael Rettner, September 4, 2018 04:31pm ET
A young girl in the United Kingdom reportedly got an infection and developed sepsis — a potentially life-threatening condition — after going into a store and trying on shoes without wearing socks, according to news reports.
The 4-year-old girl, Sienna Rasul from South Wales, became very ill the day after trying on shoes in bare feet, according to The Sun. She was diagnosed with sepsis — an overwhelming immune response triggered by a bacterial infection — and spent five days in the hospital on intravenous antibiotics.
But can you really get sepsis from trying on shoes barefoot?
https://www.livescience.com/63495-shoes-without-socks-sepsis.html
