A: Sepsis can be contagious, according to MedicineNet. Sepsis is a blood infection caused by a widespread adverse immune response to a bacteria or fungi infection in the body. Inflammation throughout the body can cause life-threatening organ damage.
Before the United States abolished the draft in 1973, some of its supporters argued that an all-volunteer force (AVF) would be too expensive because the military would have to pay much higher wages to attract enlistees. But the draft does not really reduce the cost of national defense.
Slavery was officially abolished in the US by means of the 13th amendment to the constitution, which was enacted in 1865. Since it is now 2013 (as I type) that was 148 years aâ¦go. No one who was a slave in 1865 is still living today. 4 people found this useful.