Fritz Wepper (†82) suffered from blood poisoning: These are the typical symptoms.. As of: March 25, 2024, 3:49 p.m By: Michel Guddat, Michelle Brey CommentsPressSplit Every seven minutes a person dies of blood poisoning in Germany.

Every year, 75,000 people are affected by blood poisoning. Sepsis is the third most common cause of death in Germany after cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In 2011 he suffered from sepsis - and then struggled with the consequences. In 2023 he contracted blood poisoning again and was treated in a Munich clinic.