1. CDC - Be a Germ Stopper: Stopping the Spread of Germs at Work
Illnesses like the flu (influenza) and colds are caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. The flu and colds usually spread from person to person when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
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2. Germs and Hygiene: MedlinePlus
When you cough or sneeze, you send tiny germ-filled droplets into the air. Colds and flu usually spread that way. You can help stop the spread of germs by
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3. Germs and Hygiene: MedlinePlus
Covering your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough; Cleaning your hands often - always before you eat or prepare food, and after you use the bathroom or change a diaper;
MedlinePlus (Offsite)
4. What Are Germs?
Our bodies are pretty amazing. Day after day, they work hard — digesting food, pumping blood and oxygen, sending signals from our brains and our nerves, and much more. But there is a group of tiny invaders that can make our bodies sick — they're c...
kidshealth.org
5. Where the Germs Are
Many of us have a good grasp of how to keep our homes clean and germ-free. You wash your hands after touching raw meat, and when someone in your family is sick, you're extra diligent with the disinfectant.
cerner.healthatoz.com
6. What Are Germs?
Hand washing is the single most important thing your family can do to prevent germs from leading to infections and sickness.
seattlechildrens.org
7. Germs
With holiday season upon us, family gatherings, lack of sleep and more time spent indoors can make this one of the most unhealthy times of the year. Brett Young, M.D., a family medicine physician on the medical staff at Baylor Regional Medical Cen...
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8. MedRounds Store with Amazon.com: Books: Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today
AD 452: Attila the Hun stands ready to sack Rome. No one can stop him--but he walks away. A miracle? No...dysentery. Microbes saved the Roman Empire. Nearly a millennium later, the microbes of the Black Death ended the Middle Ages, making possible...
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9. Master Scholars Presents: When Germs Travel: Epidemics and Anxiety in America | Office of Communications & Public Affairs
The Masters Scholars Program at New York University School of Medicine will present a colloquium entitled “When Germs Travel: Epidemics and Anxiety in America” This is the title of a book authored by Dr. Howard Markel, M.D., the George E. Wantz Pr...
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10. EPIDEMICS²
The 2009 Epidemics Conference in Athens was again a great success. The majority of the conference presentations are now available online. Please register for free access by visiting the Virtual...
www.epidemics.elsevier.com