Anyone can get sepsis.

But some people are more likely to get sepsis.

This includes:

• babies 3 months and younger

• children 5 years old and younger.

People who are more likely to get sepsis also can include:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

• people who are pregnant or just gave birth

• people 65 years and older.

Sepsis is also more likely to affect people who:

• have had sepsis before

• have been in hospital not long ago with a serious illness

• have an illness that will last a long time and might not go away

• don’t have a good immune system.

Your immune system is how your body protects you from germs and keeps you healthy.