Immigrant child Jean Carlos Martínez died after contracting several viruses: “It was too much for such a small body”. A long-awaited report from the medical examiner on the death of the 5-year-old who fell ill in a Chicago shelter at the end of 2023 points to sepsis due to multiple infections.
Sepsis occurs when the body fights an infection that sets off a chain reaction that can be fatal, according to the CDC.