“I think older people might be more susceptible to it because they don’t feel pain as much in their internal organs like younger people do.”
I’m no doctor, but I do know a little about medical conditions (due to dealing with my own). I think generally the older you are the more you become susceptible to any medical problem. This is true for many reasons. One of those reasons is your immune system is not as strong as a younger person. Another is that the older tend to be “couch potatoes” and lack of activity sure does not keep one in tip-top condition and ready to deal with medical issues as easily. The bottom line is that Sepsis can kill you. I know of people who have died from Sepsis who were otherwise healthy. The same is true for Pneumonia. It can easily take you out.
Yeah, everything you said makes sense too.
Last year I survived gangrene, sepsis, flesh eating disease, and pnuemonia.
Lost my big toe and the flesh eating whatever that was (they were never sure) ate some tendons in my hand. A year later I have cellulitis in my leg.
The good news is I didn’t get Covid-19 !