<qa>  What is a type of infection that causes overwhelming inflammation to occur throughout the body?Some patients may have other conditions that could change the risk of developing ALI. For example, it has been reported that patients who have septic shock have a lower chance of developing ALI if they also have diabetes mellitus diabetes. Septic shock is a type of infection that causes overwhelming inflammation to occur throughout the body; it increases the chances that a person will develop ALI. 